President Reagan responded to the Soviet nuclear threat with a combination of military buildup and diplomatic engagement. He initiated the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) to develop missile defense systems aimed at protecting the U.S. from nuclear attacks. Reagan also engaged in arms reduction negotiations, leading to significant treaties such as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 1987, which aimed to eliminate an entire class of nuclear weapons. His approach emphasized both deterrence and the pursuit of dialogue to reduce tensions.
A naval blockade of the island of Cuba (or Cuber as Kennedy used to pronounce it).
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the US response was to increase its own arsenal and its own testing of nuclear weapons.
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It was called "massive retaliation."
Ensuring that the US Military was larger than the Soviet military
A naval blockade of the island of Cuba (or Cuber as Kennedy used to pronounce it).
Imposing sanctions on the Soviet Union.
When the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb, the US response was to increase its own arsenal and its own testing of nuclear weapons.
Truman's response to the Soviet Atomic Threat was to forge ahead with a new weapon to maintain America's nuclear superiority.
After giving a verbal warning, which was ignored, he mobilized the nation's military and sent them towards Cuba...nuclear armed. For those who aren't aware of it today; US orders with atomic weapons was always...FIRST STRIKE!
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Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Dwight Eisenhower. President Eisenhower created NASA in response to the Sputnik crisis with the space race against the Soviet Union
the building of Soviet nuclear missile sites in Cuba