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At the heart of the Cold War and the development of nuclear weapons lay the concept of "Mutually Assured Destruction, fittingly shortened to MAD.
The meaning of this was that both sides had so much weaponry that it was impossible to knock the enemy out completely with the first blow.
And if you didn't manage that, the revenge would damage your countrybeyond what was considered acceptable.
So it was called a "cold" war, because while it never broke out into a real war, both sides kept preparing and posing as if it MIGHT happen.
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Did the cold war affected the US policy when dealing with nuclear weapons?
Nuclear weapons WERE the cold war. No Nukes, No Cold War.
How did technology change during the cold war?
by the nuclear weapons or atomic weapons from WW2 a Russian man hacked the lesson of how to make destructive bombs in WW2 to make a cold war.
Did churchill cause the cold war?
Churchill did not cause the cold war. Nuclear weapons caused the cold war.
Why were there no nuclear weapons in the cold war?
The "cold" in "Cold War" means the two sides weren't shooting at each other. There were nuclear weapons, but just the threat of annihilation was enough to keep an uneasy peace.
What issues are at the center of the cold war?
Nuclear weapons; communism.
What were nuclear weapons used for during the cold war?
Intimidation
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
How were ideological differences a cause of the cold war?
Ideological differences did not cause the cold war. Nuclear Weapons caused the cold war.
What factors led to the confrontaion of the superpowers during the Cold War?
Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3. Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3.
What nuclear weapons were used in cold war?
No Nuclear weapons were used during the cold war. The cold war was a stand off between soviet Russia and America, where they treated either with a lot of suspicion and distrust. However, it was not a 'War' in the literal sense of the word.
Why did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
They didn't.
Why was nuclear weapons a cause of the cold war?
because of military use.
