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Why was nuclear weapons important in World War II and the cold war?
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∙ 14y ago
I'll answer the World War 2 part. Someone else can improve this answer for the Cold War part.
Actually, there weren't any nuclear weapons used in World War 2. Atomic weapons, yes, nuclear, no. I'm not really sure what difference it makes. Anyway, two bombs were dropped at Nagasaki and Hiroshima at the very end of World War 2 on Japan because the Japanese were essentially making their islands into huge forts and if they tried to invade the islands manually, they projected it would have cost millions of Americans' lives. So the US dropped two bombs. After the first one, Japan was scared, but they thought the US only had one, so they didn't surrender. When they dropped a second, the US said, "Hey Japan! We got a ton of these bombs and we're gonna blow you away!" --even though the US only had 2 at the time. Anyway, Japan surrendered and the Allies officially won World War 2.
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Did the cold war affected the US policy when dealing with nuclear weapons?
Nuclear weapons WERE the cold war. No Nukes, No Cold War.
Did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
No. No nuclear weapons have ever been used in an act of war besides the two dropped on Japan during the Second World War. The United States and Russia both produced enormous amounts of nuclear weapons during the Cold War, though none were used.
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
Why were there no nuclear weapons in the cold war?
The "cold" in "Cold War" means the two sides weren't shooting at each other. There were nuclear weapons, but just the threat of annihilation was enough to keep an uneasy peace.
What issues are at the center of the cold war?
Nuclear weapons; communism.
Did the cold war affected the US policy when dealing with nuclear weapons?
Nuclear weapons WERE the cold war. No Nukes, No Cold War.
Did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
No. No nuclear weapons have ever been used in an act of war besides the two dropped on Japan during the Second World War. The United States and Russia both produced enormous amounts of nuclear weapons during the Cold War, though none were used.
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
Why were there no nuclear weapons in the cold war?
The "cold" in "Cold War" means the two sides weren't shooting at each other. There were nuclear weapons, but just the threat of annihilation was enough to keep an uneasy peace.
What issues are at the center of the cold war?
Nuclear weapons; communism.
What were nuclear weapons used for during the cold war?
Intimidation
How does it make you feel to know that most of the nuclear weapons in the Soviet and US arsenals remain ready for use even in the post-Cold War era?
Actually this is false most of the Cold War era nuclear weapons have been destroyed.At the peak of the Cold War the U.S. had about 10,000 strategic and 20,000 tactical nuclear weapons and the USSR had about 10,000 strategic and 30,000 tactical nuclear weapons.Following the signing of START both sides agreed to destroy all tactical nuclear weapons and reduce strategic nuclear weapons slowly over a period of time.At this time both the U.S. and Russia have about 3,500 strategic nuclear weapons each and no tactical nuclear weapons (although some people say that Russia secretly maintains about 1,000 tactical nuclear weapons).So, from a peak of about 70,000 nuclear weapons during the Cold War to about 7,000 nuclear weapons now, only about 10% of the weapons then available still remain ready for use.
Prompted by World War 2 and the cold war the us spends how much on nuclear weapons?
5.5 Trillion Dollars
What has the author Nick Ritchie written?
Nick Ritchie has written: 'US nuclear weapons policy after the cold war' -- subject(s): Nuclear weapons, World politics, Government policy, National security, Military policy
How do weapons build in a Cold War still affect the world today?
The nuclear weapons of the cold war still exist. They were in responsible controlled hands during the cold war (which is why there wasn't a war). The problem: Keeping them out of un-controlled hands.
Were nuclear weapons used in the cold war?
as you have been getting that message are they the same questions asked well no. you see they ask for countries, and this asks for just were there nuclear weapons? No there was not any nuclear weapons just threatening
Why did Russia and USA disagree in the cold war?
It's not so much that they didn't agree. It's more that they both were working to make nuclear weapons and they were both trying to become world powers through the use of nuclear weapons.
