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Would the cold war be different if nuclear weapons did not exist?
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∙ 12y ago
There probably would have been no cold war, but there probably would have been WW3, probably starting in early to mid 1950s.
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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.
How many active nuclear warheads exist in the world today?
over 9000
What was one of the strongest weapons that Europeans used against the Incas was?
Disease. Many Diseases common in Europe did not yet exist in the new world and the Incas had no bodily defense against them.
Why was containment so important during world war 2 and the cold war?
IF the term "containment" was ever used in WW2, it certainly wasn't meant in the same context as the "cold war" containment...there were no nuclear weapons during 99% of WW2. Atomic weapons created the "cold war." Without atomic weapons, the Soviets/Red Chinese/etc. would've been fighting the US more times than just Korea and Vietnam...and they would have been "declared total wars." Since Nukes wouldn't have existed, it would have been "war as usual." Man's been fighting wars since before recorded time. Why should things change now(?)...because of atomic weapons they changed! Nukes DO EXIST; and they have since 1945. Thus, the cold war. It was important because the Communists were violating most of the values that the free world considered important. And the communists were seemingly getting more aggressive...therefore, the free world resisted them.
What were the great plane Indians weapons?
In the Great Plains, there is a lot of wood. Bows and spears made out of wood are very common in the Great Plains. Not a lot of Bison exist in the Great Plains, so they can't make teepees either. There weapons consist of nothing other than spears and Bow and Arrows.
Would the Berlin Wall be different if nuclear weapons did not exist?
It is likely that if nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and the USSR would have gone to war in the 1950's, and the question of the divided city of Berlin would have been resolved by war, rather than building a wall.
Is nuclear war inevitable?
The weapons exist.
Why are nuclear weapons a good thing?
Nuclear weapons are a good thing for the United States because they prevent others from using nuclear weapons on the US. In general, the world would probably be a better place without nuclear weapons if it weren't for the fact that they lead to research in all fields of Nuclear Engineering, like Nuclear Power plants and Nuclear Physics. Since nuclear weapons already exist in the world, for the US to get rid of their nuclear weapons would be unwise. Countries that dislike nuclear weapons or even radical terrorist cells and organizations would now have no reason not to launch a nuclear warhead at the US since no retaliation would occur. The strategy of nuclear weapons preventing others from using them against the US is called the Deterrent Strategy.
What would happen if the invention nuclear reactor didn't exist?
The world would be very different
What factors led to the confrontaion of the superpowers during the Cold War?
Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3. Nuclear weapons led to the cold war. Noting else. No nukes, no cold war. If nuclear weapons did not exist, the US and USSR may have fought a regular conventional war, just like WW2...only it would have been called WW3.
Is nuclear war possible in the modern world?
So long as nuclear weapons and the motive and means to use them exist, yes
Were can you find plutonium?
Plutonium exist in ultratraces in uranium ores, in areas of nuclear weapons tests or near nuclear fuels recycling facilities.
Where is curium found on earth?
As a natural element curium exist in infinitesimal amounts in uranium ores.Artificial curium is from nuclear wastes, nuclear reactors burned fuels, nuclear weapons tests.
What kind of nuclear weapons were used during Pearl Harbor?
No nuclear weapons were used in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 as such weapons did not exist and would not exist until July 1945 when the US built the first ones. The first use of a nuclear weapon in war was the US attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945; the bomb was a relatively simple and very inefficient (~1%) fast fission neutron chain reaction Uranium-235 (80% enrichment) gun bomb.
What are the components of the uranium gun type?
For nuclear weapons see the list below. An uranium gun type probably don't exist.
What is the geographic location of plutonium?
Plutonium exist in the Earth crust only as traces: near nuclear weapons test zones, near uranium mines or nuclear fuels recycling facilities.
What contains plutonium?
Plutonium is an artificial element; traces (extremely low) of plutonium isotopes of natural origin exist in uranium ores. Plutonium is used in nuclear weapons and nuclear fuels.
