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The atomic bomb was used in the Cold War as a deterrent, no actual bombs were exploded in military action, only in tests to prove they worked. The idea being that the enemy would be so scared of your ability to wipe it out that it wouldn't use its bombs on you.
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∙ 13y agoThe Cold War was not a war of arms. The Cold War is a long period of tension between the United States and Soviet Russia. There was no fighting involved, but crises such as the Cuban Missile Crisis almost sparked a full-fledged nuclear war (thank God it didn't happen...). Now, in World War II, two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan close to the end of the war in an attempt to persuade the Japanese military leader to end the war.
The primary purpose of the nuclear arsenal was Mutually Assured Destruction. The theory behind M.A.D. was that both the USSR and USA had enough weapons to destroy each other many times over. Even if a nation lost most of its weapons in a first strike they would have enough left over to completely destroy the nation that had attacked them.
The theory was that since any nuclear attack would mean the complete destruction of both nations, neither side would strike first.
Many people were not re-assured by the idea that after they were dead we would still be able to kill the people who attacked us, but apparently it worked.
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Did America use atomic bombs in the Korean War?
No.
How did Harry Truman know that Korea had atomic bombs?
North Korea had no atomic bombs at the time of the Korean War. What Truman was concerned about was the Soviet atomic bombs and the high probability that Stalin would respond to our use of atomic bombs in that conflict by declaring full scale nuclear war on the US.
What two countries stockpiled masses of atomic bombs during the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union.
Who was president during the cold war when the bomb was dropped?
If you are referring to the nuclear bomb, it was dropped over Japan in world war 2 and not the cold war. Those bombs were authorized by President Truman.
What did the use of atomic bombs during World War 2 lead to?
To the defeat of Japan.
Why did the detonation of the atom bomb cause the cold war?
The use of the atomic bombs in 1945 did not 'cause the Cold War'.
How the end of the World War2 brought about the cold war?
Atomic bombs created the cold war.
Did the use of the atomic bombs shape American foreign policy during the Cold war?
very much
Did America use atomic bombs in the Korean War?
No.
Which nation or country had the largest amount of atomic bombs during the cold war?
Russia
How does us used atomic bombs?
The only time the US ever used Atomic Bombs was during World War 2 when the first atomic bombs were used. Nowadays, the atomic bombs are kept underground. Nuclear missiles are ready to use in the case of a nuclear warhead being launched at the US by an enemy or unknown foe. There have been thousands of nuclear warheads disabled since the Cold War ended.
Did Britain use atomic bombs in World War 2?
no
How did Harry Truman know that Korea had atomic bombs?
North Korea had no atomic bombs at the time of the Korean War. What Truman was concerned about was the Soviet atomic bombs and the high probability that Stalin would respond to our use of atomic bombs in that conflict by declaring full scale nuclear war on the US.
In what war were the atomic bombs dropped?
Atomic bombs were dropped in WWII
How did the atomic bomb help prepare for the war?
The atomic bombs did not prepare for war, those bombs were the end of the war.
What bombs did people use in World War 2?
atomic bomb
Which country dropped the atomic bomb in the cold war?
No nation dropped an atomic weapon during the cold war. The cold war is not the same as World War 2. Two atomic bombs were dropped on Japan by the US at the end of World War 2. The cold war is called 'cold' because it was not an actual armed conflict. It was a period marked by a conflict of ideologies, propaganda and fear.
