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Why would the development of nuclear weapons have allowed Eisenhower to cut military budget?
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What was Eisenhower's attitude about military power?
the conventional military is less important than nuclear weapons
What describes Eisenhower's attitude about military power?
the conventional military is less important than nuclear weapons
Why did Eisenhower favor the development of nuclear weapons such as the hydrogen bomb?
He believed that developing nuclear weapons instead of preparing for conventional war was more cost-efficient.
How did technology shape eisenhowers military policy?
Eisenhower's military policy was shaped by nuclear technology. Due to the concept of M.A.D. (Mutually Assured Destruction, though I am not sure if that term was in use during his administration), nuclear weapons became the focus of national defense. So the US shifted from a large standing army to a smaller one with emphasis on intelligence gathering, espionage, and large stockpile of nuclear weapons.
What was the Doctrine upon which Eisenhower Dulles based nuclear policy in the 1950s?
Eisenhower Doctrine
What prompted further development of computers?
Originally it was military uses, as well a nuclear weapon design and cryptography. Now it is nuclear weapon stockpile stewardship and gaming.
What is referred to as Kennedy's development of conventional and counterinsurgency forces as well as nuclear forces?
Buildup of the Military-Industrial Complex
How did the development of nuclear weapons change the military tactics in the US and Soviet Union?
For the US look up the Pentomic Army.
How did the Manhattan project improve American military technology?
research and development project that produced nuclear weapons. This increase population
How does the Nuclear family helps in the development of a country?
How does the Nuclear Family helps in the development of a nation
What is the 123 agreement of the nuclear deal?
The 123 Agreement regards the opening of the nuclear fuel market to the Republic of India. 123 provisions allowed India to preserve their military reactors while gaining access to Nuclear Supply Group member states.
Under eisenhower and dulles America policy of brinksmanship included?
The threat of nuclear war
