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Who believed only the threat of nuclear war would stop the Soviets?
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∙ 11y ago
"John Foster Dulles" - believed in massive retaliation against the soviets, also helped
Eisenhower win his election as President, which Eisenhower hired Dulles as his secretary of state.
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Under Eisenhower and Dulles American policy included Apex?
The threat that nuclear weapons would be used.
What are some of the reasons for the Soviet placement of missiles in Cuba?
The Soviets already knew that the US had nuclear missiles in Turkey, placing nuclear missiles in Cuba would simply achieve nuclear parity. Also following the failed Bay of Pigs invasion the leader of Cuba Fidel Castro wanted assurance from the Soviets of their security against future invasion, the Soviets believed that nuclear missiles would provide this security at the least cost.
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Why did the soviet union not want America to help rebuild Europe?
The Soviets believed that it belonged to them, so they would do what they wanted.
How was a nuclear bomb used as a threat?
In the same way that any weapon would be used as a threat- If you do this, I will do that. For many years, the US and the Soviet Union had a strategy known as MAD- Mutually Assured Destruction- If we are attacked with nuclear weapons, we will respond with Nuclear Weapons. You have enough to destroy us, but we would also destroy you.
How did Israel deal with the cold war?
Part of what Israel did was develop nuclear technology based on plans that had been taken from the French. The USSR was allied with Israel's enemies, and viewed as a threat to Israel. At one point, to discourage the USSR from attempting to attack them, Israel strategically openned up its nuclear missle silos at a time when it knew that Soviet spy satalites were monitoring them, not as a threat, but rather to make sure that the Soviets knew that if they did attack Israel directly there would be reprecussions.
under eisenhower and dulles,american policy included?
The threat that nuclear weapons would be used.
What would have it been like to live under the threat of nuclear war?
You should know, the world is still threatened by nuclear war. Every powerful country have nuclear weapons.
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Why did antifederalist believe the constitution was a threat to liberty?
They believed this because it had enumerated their rights, and they believed that any rights not stated in the constitution would not be given to them. Believing this, they did not want anything telling them would they could or could not do, so this is why they thought this was a threat to liberty.
