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Mapa Mental por Sophia Hinchliffe , atualizado more than 1 year ago
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Criado por Sophia Hinchliffe
mais de 7 anos atrás
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The Arms Race begins
1945- 1955
- The USA had the advantage of the atomic bomb
and its power was obvious when it ended WW2
- Competition soon developed as both sides were keen to
develop new and more powerful nuclear weapons
- In 1949 the USSR tested their own atomic bomb and so both
competed to develop the more powerful hydrogen bomb
- Competition was also on how best to deliver the
bombs, the USA had a co-ordinated fleet of bomber
planes in western Europe but in the 1950s the
Soviets were ahead with the development of
missiles
- It was a central part of the rivalry between the superpowers and
was a source of tension and anxiety so both sides spied on each
other and tried to get ahead by developing new weapons and
technology
- If a war broke out it would have been
the most destructive in history raising
the stakes
- The risks were extremely high and may have mad the
war less likely as both sides new how bad it would be
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