The North Atlantic Treaty Orginization NATO.
Most democratic countries feared that if communist nations had nuclear power, they would have the power to overthrow any democratic government and create a new one world communist government.
some of The weapons that that the first nations had were Bow and arrows, spears and fishing gaffs
The Atomic Age created the cold war. With nuclear weapons, total wars (such as WW2) could no longer be fought. Only limited wars such as the Korean War and Vietnam Wars could be fought. Limited to only CONVENTIONAL weapons (Non-nuclear).
Nuclear weapons; communism.
They would either back down, as during the Cuban Missile Crisis; or fight a limited war (Limited to conventional weapons) such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War.
Conventional means accepted standards. Conventional weapons are normal weapons that most nations possess; warships, airplanes, artillery, tanks, Machineguns, etc. Un-Conventional Weapons are weapons that most nations do NOT possess. Nuclear Weapons would be un-conventional weapons. An un-heard of primitive weapon might be considered an un-conventional weapon. The term can also be applied to warfare itself: Un-Conventional Warfare might be guerrilla warfare; Conventional warfare would be traditional Armies fighting against another Army.
The countries united in NATO. (They did so with the help of nuclear weapons because communist countries had surplus in conventional weapons.)
The United Nations put a ban on building new weapons of mass destruction.
Many believe that projected energy weapons will make conventional weapons obsolete.
Eisenhower believed in stockpiling nuclear weapons and building the planes, missiles, and submarines needed to deliver them.
Flexible Response was the use of conventional forces and weapons as an alternative to nuclear war.
Most democratic countries feared that if communist nations had nuclear power, they would have the power to overthrow any democratic government and create a new one world communist government.
Mordern day weapons are called conventional. :-]
No, Vietnam was LIMITED to conventional weapons only. A limited war.
some of The weapons that that the first nations had were Bow and arrows, spears and fishing gaffs
some of The weapons that that the first nations had were Bow and arrows, spears and fishing gaffs
The Atomic Age created the cold war. With nuclear weapons, total wars (such as WW2) could no longer be fought. Only limited wars such as the Korean War and Vietnam Wars could be fought. Limited to only CONVENTIONAL weapons (Non-nuclear).