Yes. Both strategic & tactical nuclear weapons. Great Britain has been a nuclear power since the end of the Second World War. The US & Britain cooperated in the secret nuclear program during WW2 that created the first atomic bombs.
There have not been any attacks using atomic bombs or missiles since World War II (as of today, May 4th, 2011). There have however, been many nuclear weapons tests - where controlled explosions have been conducted. Most of these have occurred underground to reduce nuclear fallout.
In war, never.
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.
No nuclear weapons have been used since World War 2. There were testings done by Russia and possibly other countries but they were never used against other nations.
One thing is that since the age of atomic weapons there has not been any more world wars.
It probably doesn't; since the Constitution was written a century and half before the advent of atomic weapons. Atomic weapons (nukes) created the cold war. Without nuclear weapons there would have no cold war.
They learned not to drop atomic bombs even through their silly nuclear arms race during the Cold War. Trust me no one wants to send off an atomic missile because a huge part of the world would be annihilated.
Yes. Both strategic & tactical nuclear weapons. Great Britain has been a nuclear power since the end of the Second World War. The US & Britain cooperated in the secret nuclear program during WW2 that created the first atomic bombs.
There have not been any attacks using atomic bombs or missiles since World War II (as of today, May 4th, 2011). There have however, been many nuclear weapons tests - where controlled explosions have been conducted. Most of these have occurred underground to reduce nuclear fallout.
Nuclear weapons against mankind happened in 1945. Other than that it has not happened again.
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Atomic bombs have not been used in warfare since 1945. Nations have an arms control agreement called the Non-Proliferation Treaty to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, and most countries have committed to not use atomic bombs. However, some countries still possess these weapons as a deterrent.
In war, never.
The War of 1812 against Britain was a declared war. The War against Spain was declared. The Korean War was man's FIRST atomic age war (the atomic age commenced in 1945 with the detonation of the first atomic bombs); declared wars, which infer total wars, can no longer be fought, as total wars require the use of ALL available weapons such as nuclear weapons (chemical weapons are banned by treaty since 1925). The Korean War was a limited war (limited to non-nuclear weapons) and not a declared war; NO US FOUGHT WAR HAS BEEN A DECLARED WAR SINCE WW2; the dawn of the Atomic Age. the number of declared wars by congress is 5 they are : The War of 1812 (1812-1815) , The Mexican War (1846-1848) , The Spanish-American War (1898-1899), World War I (1917-1918), World War II (1941-1945)
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.
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