Most democratic countries feared that if communist nations had nuclear power, they would have the power to overthrow any democratic government and create a new one world communist government.
The Hydrogen bomb was a major fear that people in postwar America had about the use of nuclear weapons.
Fear of Nuclear War Fight against Communism / Spread of Communism
Power, weakness, greed, control, fear. Did I leave anything out?
Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.
War fear that the Nazis would do it first - then there would be no chance to stop them.
nucleomituphobia
Nucleomituphobia is the fear of nuclear weapons.
The Hydrogen bomb was a major fear that people in postwar America had about the use of nuclear weapons.
Fear of Nuclear War Fight against Communism / Spread of Communism
The fear of communism spreading and the threat of a nuclear fallout
No one should have nuclear weapons! I agree they cause nothing but problems. All they do is grant people power to kill and strike fear in the world. There is nothing good that can come from nuclear weapons.
The Julius and Ethel Rosenberg cases were an enormous factor in increasing fear of Communism in the US , as well as the Alger Hiss case .
A key factor was fear of Communism.
fear of the use of nuclear weapons
Power, weakness, greed, control, fear. Did I leave anything out?
Fear that the North Vietnamese would obtain nuclear weapons themselves (from Russia or China) and use them on South Vietnam or even on America.
luck, fear, etc.