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shot down by a Surface to Air Missile (SAM) was high. The Vietnamese IAD proved to be effective and lessening the effects of U.S. strike missions. With losses mounting the U.S. Air Force created the Wild Weasels to fly the SEAD mission. With the U.S. Air Force developing the SEAD doctrine…

possible reason for the Soviet’s downfall, as they had to purchase and maintain twice as many nuclear stockpiles as the US did. At the time of the talks, the US and Soviet Union had begun the process of creating anti-ballistic missiles which would protect them in the event that they were attacked with nuclear weapons. Interestingly enough, even this was seen as threatening as the nuclear weapons themselves. Anti-ballistic missiles are surface-to-air missiles which are capable of countering…

August 1945 brought not only the surrender of Japan, but also the start of an arms race that was crucial in the Cold War. In 1949, the Soviet Union ended the United States nuclear monopoly, and the U.S was not prepared for this (Holloway, P. 384). It was not the quantity of nuclear weapons that caused concern; it was the vast increase in their destructive power as the hydrogen bomb replaced the atomic bomb, and missiles fired across continents replaced bombs dropped by planes. Using (and…

Immediate changes resulting from the successful Reagan-Gorbachev Compromise include the Soviet troop withdrawal out of Afghanistan and the ending of civil conflicts in Angola, Ethiopia, and Southeast Asia, leading to negotiated settlements. Positive effects of the Reagan-Gorbachev Compromise include the collapse of communism in Eastern Europe, the development of technologies for nuclear power and energy, and the use of radiation for improving medical treatment and health. The negative effects…

At the beginning of the film, we are introduced to a boat crew that has been destroyed by a mysterious event. Over the course of the next couple of scenes, more boats are destroyed the same way. This can be seen as a reference to the Bikini Atoll and Lucky Dragon No.5 incident. As the path of destruction continues over Odo island, a response team and scientists are brought over to research the cause of the disaster. Godzilla emitted radiation levels on the geiger counter that indicated hydrogen…

1954, the first successful nuclear power plant was built. However, many issues arose when people began to question the safety of the plant. These concerns were about the stability of the plant, how the workers got rid of waste, and the effects nuclear energy, as a whole, had on the environment. After creating more plants and improving the atomic bomb, there emerged a new social movement against nuclear power and weaponry. The importance of the movement is to promote the disarmament of nuclear…

also caused the American public to feel uncertainty regarding the implications of nuclear physics and radiation and how using this scientific knowledge impacts daily life. In 1937, Ernest Rutherford published The Newer Alchemy, a book written about his work with nuclear physics and radiation. At the time, the public thought that radiation was an all-powerful source of energy that could power entire cities. The concept took on…

computer can ascertain a positive combat identification of ground targets—assuming that the data being gathered is geo-registered. Once the computer can determine a positive identification—either a manned or unmanned aircraft—can engage a target. But at the end of the day, the computer is still making the determination that a contact is hostile. And there have been systems in the past such as the Northrop AGM-136 Tacit rainbow anti radiation cruise missile that was canceled in 1991. A later…

amounts of radiation and toxic gasses into the air for humanity to deal with. Then came the well-known space race. There was more to this idea, however, than just heading into space. This race was really just proof by both parties that at any given time, they were able to launch missiles from anywhere at the other. There were efforts, however, to try and put an end to the development of nuclear arms. The SALT (Strategic Arms Limitations Talks/Treaties) talks were the first real attempt at…

energy sources. Others would say that the accidents, when they occur, cause the more damage than any other energy source. This can be shown as false by comparing the most infamous accident, Chernobyl, to other accidents with other accepted energy sources as “there would have to be a meltdown every two weeks… would be as dangerous as coal burning.” (Bernard L. Cohen 50). Workers getting sick via the plant they work in are an expected yet tragic occurrence. This is however, one of the points of…