The Cold War holds a very significant place in history; never before had there been such leaps and bounds in the fields of science and warfare. The computer, now a seemingly harmless invention was going to be used to launch and detonate nuclear missiles. Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons were at one time was nothing more than science fiction. The world has never been so close to ending than in the years which are labeled the Cold War. From the Truman Doctrine to the Cuban missile crisis to the LGM-30 Minuteman missile silos that still dot the American plains, many Americans did not know if they would wake up the next day to a nuclear winter. The geopolitical tensions between America and the Soviet Union put the world on edge and made
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This became known as the arms race. America had the advantage over the Soviet Union; on November 1, 1952 America dropped the first hydrogen bomb code named Castle Bravo. After Russia caught wind of the experiment they immediately began purist of their own weapon of mass destruction. In spite of the tests America and Russia had a limited arsenal to test. The nukes main job during the arms race was a deterrent toward the other nations. In the year 1962, a combined total of 178 nuclear tests were conducted by both Russia and the U.S. (CTBTO) The preceding year of the Cuban Missile Crises, Russia conducted the test of the largest nuclear weapon. To ensure a quick capable counter strike, the U.S. deployed the Defense and Early Warning, this placed Minute Men Missiles or ICBMs across a plethora of locations across the nation. The ICBMs insured that in a case of nuclear attack the U.S. could respond to the attack from any nuclear capable …show more content…
The space race utilized the advancement in technology that occurred. Sputnik-1 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; this was Earth’s first artificial satellite, this also heighted the fear that the U.S. was falling beyond in controlling advance technology. (Sputnik 1957) The Soviet Union continued to dominate space with two more satellites; the United States did not effectively launch one until January 31, 1958. They successful sent Explorer deep into space. (Sputnik 1957) Then in 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri became the first human to reach Earth’s orbit. The U.S. quickly responded by sending the first American in space one month later. Later that month President Kennedy made a bold, public clam that we would have a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Kennedy did not fall short of his promise; on July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. Although, beating the Soviet Union to the moon was accomplished, this did not hinder their quest to advance in space. Even though there was tension between U.S.S.R and U.S. as a group we accomplished many technology feats, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking mission of 1975, this lead to the development of compatible rendezvous and docking systems, which are still in use today. The U.S.S.R not even knowing would make two of the biggest contributions to the International Space Station
This became known as the arms race. America had the advantage over the Soviet Union; on November 1, 1952 America dropped the first hydrogen bomb code named Castle Bravo. After Russia caught wind of the experiment they immediately began purist of their own weapon of mass destruction. In spite of the tests America and Russia had a limited arsenal to test. The nukes main job during the arms race was a deterrent toward the other nations. In the year 1962, a combined total of 178 nuclear tests were conducted by both Russia and the U.S. (CTBTO) The preceding year of the Cuban Missile Crises, Russia conducted the test of the largest nuclear weapon. To ensure a quick capable counter strike, the U.S. deployed the Defense and Early Warning, this placed Minute Men Missiles or ICBMs across a plethora of locations across the nation. The ICBMs insured that in a case of nuclear attack the U.S. could respond to the attack from any nuclear capable …show more content…
The space race utilized the advancement in technology that occurred. Sputnik-1 was launched by the Soviet Union in 1957; this was Earth’s first artificial satellite, this also heighted the fear that the U.S. was falling beyond in controlling advance technology. (Sputnik 1957) The Soviet Union continued to dominate space with two more satellites; the United States did not effectively launch one until January 31, 1958. They successful sent Explorer deep into space. (Sputnik 1957) Then in 1961 Soviet cosmonaut Yuri became the first human to reach Earth’s orbit. The U.S. quickly responded by sending the first American in space one month later. Later that month President Kennedy made a bold, public clam that we would have a man on the moon by the end of the decade. Kennedy did not fall short of his promise; on July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong became the first human to step on the moon. Although, beating the Soviet Union to the moon was accomplished, this did not hinder their quest to advance in space. Even though there was tension between U.S.S.R and U.S. as a group we accomplished many technology feats, Apollo-Soyuz Test Project docking mission of 1975, this lead to the development of compatible rendezvous and docking systems, which are still in use today. The U.S.S.R not even knowing would make two of the biggest contributions to the International Space Station