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Nuclear weapons were clearly important during WW2 simply due to the fact that several nations were in the developmental stages of producing such a weapon but no one had actually been successful until the Manhattan Project prevailed in the United States. Having a weapon of such destruction meant that a nation could do the damage that thousands of lives, millions of dollars, and years of warfare could not do in traditional, conventional war. The bottom line is that whoever possessed the bomb was going to control world affairs because no nation wanted to become a victim of such instant death and destruction. Nuclear weapons became even more important in the Cold War because the two standing powers (America & The Soviet Union) had quite different viewpoints on how world affairs should be treated. Germany was split into two after the war whereby the Americans and its allies controlled West Germany and the Soviets controlled East Germany. Since America was greatly outnumbered by Soviet forces and couldn't keep its entire Army in Europe, they deployed nuclear weapons in Europe to deter Soviet forces from invading West Germany and advancing its empire and will upon weaker European nations. The whole idea behind having nuclear weapons is to exact fear into the enemy. The fear to attack is the desired outcome of possessing nuclear weapons and those who have them are taken seriously and have considerable increased presence at a negotiating table.
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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
Prompted by World War 2 and the cold war the us spends how much on nuclear weapons?
5.5 Trillion Dollars
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.
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
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
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.
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.
