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In the 1950s and 1960s it was always the US that had more.
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In the 1950s what country had the greatest force of nuclear power?
The United States of America
Which country had the greatest force of nuclear weapons in 1950?
US had up to an order of magnitude more nuclear weapons (or more) than USSR at all times in the 1950s.
Which two countries tested nuclear weapons in the 1950s?
USUSSRUKFrance
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.
How many Nuclear weapons do we have left over from World War 2?
No nuclear weapons from that era remain. The last MK-III bombs were recycled to make MK-4 or MK-5 bombs by the early 1950s.
What caused the arms race after World War 2?
Project 'Manhattan' or to simply say, Nuclear Bombs and the US "Red Scare" in the early 1950s. from then on every country wanted nuclear weapons, And the First to acquire was the US, then Russia, then the United Kingdom, then France, then China, then India, then Pakistan, then North Korea. It is believed that Israel also has them, but they refuse to either confirm or deny. At the peak of the cold war arms race both the US and Russia had more than 10,000 strategic nuclear weapons and roughly 50,000 tactical nuclear weapons each, no other country in the world has ever had more than a few hundred total strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. As of 2014 both the US and Russia have reduced their stockpiles to about 3000 strategic nuclear weapons and zero tactical nuclear weapons (however the US maintains the parts from the dismantled 7000 strategic nuclear weapons and in an emergency could still reassemble them in a few months time into usable weapons, Russia likely has similar ability).
Which reagon of the country showed the greatest population growth in the 1950s?
the industrial Midwest
Why didn't the US drop atomic bombs on Vietnam in the 1950s?
The US knew that if it used nuclear weapons, it might hurt the French
Why did the size of the Air Force grow in the 1950s while other branches were shrinking?
In the 1950s. Having nuclear weapons were the newest and most recent weapon for all countries. Aircraft where concluded to be the best transportation for the weapons because the easy drop on the areas of cities or countries.
Does the nuclear bomb have helped the world to stay peaceful?
This is completely unclear. However some military and political scholars suggest that without nuclear weapons a WW3 would likely have been fought in the mid to late 1950s.
How did the us prepare for a nuclear war in the 1950s?
Duck and coverBuilding public fallout sheltersCivl Defense alert system
Does Australia have nuclear capabilities?
No Australia does not use nuclear weapons at this time. However Australia has had nuclear weapons tested within its borders.Australia does not have any nuclear weapons although there were several British tests at Maralinga, Emu field and Montebello Island in the 1950s. Australia has only 1 nuclear reactor at Lucas Heights near Sydney mainly for the production of useful isotopes.
