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How close were the US and US to war in 1948?
It would not have been a nuclear war in 1948. The USSR didn't get the "bomb" until 1949.
When did the US and the soviet union come very close to the nuclear war?
Cuban missile crisis
Which events during the Cold War shows how close the US and USSR came to nuclear war?
One event that shows how close the US and USSR came to nuclear war during the Cold War is the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. The Soviet Union placed nuclear missiles in Cuba, sparking a tense standoff with the US that lasted for several days. Another event is the 1983 incident involving the Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov, who prevented a nuclear war by correctly identifying a false alarm of a US missile attack. This incident highlighted the potential for accidental nuclear war due to technological and human errors.
Why did the US drop an atomic bomb on Hiroshima August 6 1945is significant?
The nuclear attack on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, were the last attack in World War Two. After that Japan surrendered. It also brought us into the nuclear age.
What was John F. Kennedy contribution to the Cuban Crisis Missile?
John F. Kennedy was President of the US at the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and he determined the US response to the Soviet actions. He is given credit for forcing the USSR to remove its missiles from Cuba, although he came extremely close to provoking a nuclear war, in the process. The Cold War technique of getting as close as possible to nuclear war without actually having a nuclear war was known as "brinkmanship" (that is, you lead the country to the brink of war, but not actually to war). This was really, really close.
US policies won the cold war and brought about the collapse of communism .discuss?
Totally wrong. US policies far from won the Cold War, they nearly brought the world to nuclear holocaust. There was no collapse of Communist, as Communism still exists. Come back when you get your facts right.
Why did the US and Soviet Union come close to war?
The US and the Soviet Union came close to war during the Cold War primarily due to ideological differences, nuclear arms competition, and geopolitical tensions. Key events like the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 brought the two superpowers to the brink of nuclear conflict, as the Soviet Union's deployment of missiles in Cuba was perceived as an existential threat by the US. Additionally, conflicts such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War further exacerbated tensions, as both nations sought to expand their influence globally. The fear of mutually assured destruction kept the Cold War from escalating into direct military conflict, but the risk of war remained a constant concern.
What problems did the US and Russia still have to solve after cold war?
Preventing nuclear war - A PEEx
What do the uss Maine and the lusitania have in common?
Both ships were the catalyst that brought the US into war. The sinking of the USS Maine brought us into the Spanish American War. And the Lusitania brought us into World War 1.
Did the US position improve from the nuclear war?
What nuclear war? The only nuclear war ever was the two bombs dropped on Japan to end WW2.
How close was the world to nuclear war?
At least once, during the Cuban Missile Crisis in October, 1962, the US and the Soviet Union seemed on the brink of war. The conflict escalated over nuclear missiles the Russians were putting in Castro's Cuba, only 90 miles from US soil.
What threat of nuclear war came close to us Shores in 1962 during the?
In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brought the threat of nuclear war perilously close to the United States. The crisis began when the U.S. discovered Soviet nuclear missiles stationed in Cuba, just 90 miles from Florida. This led to a tense 13-day standoff between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, during which the world teetered on the brink of nuclear conflict. Ultimately, diplomatic negotiations resulted in the removal of the missiles in exchange for a U.S. promise not to invade Cuba and secret agreements regarding U.S. missiles in Turkey.
