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Did US know about Soviet nuclear program program back in the '40s?
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∙ 11y ago
No, the first notice we had was their successful 1949 test. We were just beginning to setup surveillance systems at that time, in expectation that they would eventually develop nuclear weapons, but did not expect to see positive results on what was an early practice sampling flight.
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What country used nuclear weapons first?
The U.S. is first to have nuclear weapons, having nukes since 1945. The Soviet Union followed the U.S. by developing and testing their first nuke in 1949. Both nation started making hydrogen bombs (nukes using nuclear fission to explode) starting in the mid-1950s. Excuse me replying with a question, but were the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 Nuclear weapons ? I am assuming they were, but do not know of the differentiation.
Was the cold war handled properly?
Difficult to know. We're still here, the Soviet Union collapsed under its own weight, and there was no nuclear World War III. So obviously, we didn't mess it up TOO badly. Certainly, we could have done far worse than we did, and we can all point to a myriad of mistakes along the way. But there was no nuclear war, and that counts for a LOT.
How many nuclear missiles did the Soviets set up in Cuba during the Cuban Missile Crisis?
i know 6 SS-4 Nuclear missiles
Who set off the last nuclear bomb?
We won't know that for several years, if ever.
What American president almost sent nuclear missiles to Russia during the Cold War?
The closest we came to a nuclear confrontation with Russia that I know of, was under John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Blockade in 1962.
Why did people not know about the Soviet submarines?
During the Cold War, the fact and knowledge (though not necessarily the specific details) about Soviet submarines (DE and Nuclear) were in fact known throughout the civilian population.
Did the Soviet Union have nuclear missiles aimed at US in the cold war?
Yes they did. The US had missles pointing at the USSR, the USSR had missles pointing at the US, and everybody else didn't know what too do.
Was the Soviet Union allies with Poland, because I read that the Soviet Union invaded Poland in order to drive the Germans back. I need to know if Poland and the Soviet Union are foes or allies?
no they are opponents
Can US use nuclear weapons?
If Russia, Afghanistan or any country tries to attack us we can use a nuclear weapon and send them back home. The countries with nuclear weapons won't attack us with those weapons because they know that if they attack with them, we will attack them back ans nobody wants to be attacked.
What is nuclear physics dictionary?
And I believe this belongs in "nuclear physics," and I should know, I'm nuclear.
What might have happened if the US and the soviet union fought a nuclear war?
Impossible to predict (or postdict). It could have been anything from a tiny number of cities destroyed to everything needed for modern life as we know it destroyed.
What happened to the USSR because of the development of the nuclear bomb?
The Soviet weapons program proper began in 1943 during World War II, under the leadership of physicist Igor Vasilievich Kurchatov. The program was initiated by reports collected by Soviet intelligence about the rapidly growing Manhattan Project in the U.S. It went up to a narrow scape to the closest the world has come to nuclear war wich was the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The Soviets had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of the United States. U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness. Soviet field commanders in Cuba were authorized to use tactical nuclear weapons if invaded by the U.S. The fate of millions literally hinged upon the ability of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, to reach a compromise. I remember President Kennedy once stated... that the United States had the nuclear missile capacity to wipe out the Soviet Union two times over, while the Soviet Union had enough atomic weapons to wipe out the Unites States only once... When journalists asked me to comment... I said jokingly, "Yes, I know what Kennedy claims, and he's quite right. But I'm not complaining... We're satisfied to be able to finish off the United States first time round. Once is quite enough. What good does it do to annihilate a country twice? We're not a bloodthirsty people."
What country used nuclear weapons first?
The U.S. is first to have nuclear weapons, having nukes since 1945. The Soviet Union followed the U.S. by developing and testing their first nuke in 1949. Both nation started making hydrogen bombs (nukes using nuclear fission to explode) starting in the mid-1950s. Excuse me replying with a question, but were the Atomic bombs dropped on Japan in 1945 Nuclear weapons ? I am assuming they were, but do not know of the differentiation.
What are facts Nuclear Power?
i have no fudgging ideaabout nuclear power but i would like to know
India's nuclear deal?
Not clear what is the question-it obviously concerns the nuclear deal but what do you want to know about it?
What concern has the us over Russia's nuclear weapons?
Russians do not know how to use nuclear weapons
Who was president when to Soviet Union lonched there space shudle?
Man, do you need to use the Spell Check program! I THINK you meant to ask "WHO WAS PRESIDENT WHEN THE SOVIET UNION LAUNCHED THEIR SPACE SHUTTLE?" As they don't have a space shuttle, we don't know who the president will be when they do have one.
