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The Soviet weapons program proper began in 1943 during World War II, under the leadership of physicist Igor Vasilievich Kurchatov. The program was initiated by reports collected by Soviet intelligence about the rapidly growing Manhattan Project in the U.S. It went up to a narrow scape to the closest the world has come to nuclear war wich was the Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962. The Soviets had installed nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles off the coast of the United States. U.S. armed forces were at their highest state of readiness. Soviet field commanders in Cuba were authorized to use tactical nuclear weapons if invaded by the U.S. The fate of millions literally hinged upon the ability of two men, President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev, to reach a compromise.
I remember President Kennedy once stated... that the United States had the nuclear missile capacity to wipe out the Soviet Union two times over, while the Soviet Union had enough atomic weapons to wipe out the Unites States only once... When journalists asked me to comment... I said jokingly, "Yes, I know what Kennedy claims, and he's quite right. But I'm not complaining... We're satisfied to be able to finish off the United States first time round. Once is quite enough. What good does it do to annihilate a country twice? We're not a bloodthirsty people."
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What big events happened with nuclear weapons in 1949?
first USSR nuclear test
When did china developed nuclear weapons?
China's first nuclear test was on October 16, 1964. The project began in June 1959 when thee USSR withdrew support for China's nuclear development.
Why would the USSR want nuclear weapons?
Because the US had them, isn't that enough reason?
What is a noteworthy event that happened today in history for 29th of August?
On August 29, 1949, the first nuclear test was performed by the USSR.
What were the world views of the cold war?
people were scare because both the USSR & the USA created nuclear weapons. the world feared that the mass production of the nukes would result in a nuclear war between the USA & USSR
When did china make nuclear weapons?
Because the USSR withdrew support for reactor projects in China in 1959.
Why didn't the US and the USSR use their nuclear power?
Because it would be MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Why was their so much fear in cold war?
Because the USSR had nuclear bombs that they were threatening to use on the Americans.
When did the US and USSR become nuclear powers?
US: 1945. USSR: 1949
What is the Red Bomb?
The red bomb refers to the USSR nuclear bomb and the treat to the free world by the USSR using nuclear war in its aggressive expansion
What was the first nuclear power plant?
The USSR's Obninsk Nuclear Plant which opened in 1954.
Who would USSR use nuclear weapons on?
nobody
