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Cold War
The nuclear arms race divided the world in a struggle as costly as any another war. East vs. West, Communism vs. Democracy, the Bear vs. the Eagle; all these were major factors in the lives of millions for 4 decades.
6,177 Questions
Did the soviet union have hydrogen bomb before the us?
No and yes. Lets look at a timeline.
- 1952, US detonates first hydrogen bomb: Ivy Mike. This device is 6.67 feet (2.03 m) in diameter and 20.33 feet (6.19 m) in height and weighed about 54 tons used a mixture of liquid deuterium and tritium as fuel and required a cryogenic plant weighing about 28 tons to supply ordinary liquid hydrogen to keep it cold. Obviously this was not a practical weapon that could be carried by airplane, but just a proof of concept test device.
- 1953, USSR detonates a deliverable weapon they called "a type of hydrogen bomb": RDS-6 (Joe 4 in the US). The first dry fueled "hydrogen bomb", using alternating layers of uranium-235 and lithium-6 deuteride. Today we would call this a boosted fission atomic bomb, not a hydrogen bomb.
- 1954, US detonates several dry hydrogen bombs using lithium-6 deuteride as fuel in Operation Castle. Castle Bravo is the first. Following the success of the Castle Bravo device, a test of a miniaturized version of the Ivy Mike device that could just barely be carried by a B-36 bomber (the largest bomber at the time) was canceled. Castle Romeo is a fully weaponized device designed to be carried by a B-36 bomber, fielded as the EC-17 (EC means emergency capability) that year and with a system of retarding parachutes added (to allow the delivery bomber to escape the blast so the crew can survive) as the MK-17 in early 1955.
- 1955, USSR detonates their first hydrogen bomb: RDS-37. It was the first hydrogen bomb tested by airdrop from a bomber.
What one kind of plane was commonly used by the us during the Berlin airlift?
The plane most used to transport goods to the beleageared city of Berlin was the Douglas DC-3 or its military equivalent, the C-47. On the commemerative Berlin Airlift stamp is a famous picture of a C-47---or DC-3.
How was the Vietnam War related to the Cold War?
The Vietnam war was fought because The united states wanted fixed Naval basses that would give it more influence in the south china sea and Indian ocean. In order to do this they had to bolster a corrupt South Vietnamese government as the outcome of an election that was to be held was already clear (The Communists were going to win hands down). America and Russia (The country that ruled the USSR) had since the end of WW2 fought an Ideological Battle at the same time each claiming that the other had intentions of invading. This was of coarse a ridiculous proposition however it did make an awful lot of money for arms manufacturers and gave the American tax payer something to spend their money on. The reason used for American involvement in the Vietnam war was to stop the world from being taken over by communist's. As it turns out when the Vietnamese finally threw the USA out of Vietnam they had to put of conquering the world for a while in order to give their people a reasonable standard of living, which is all they wanted in the first place.
Joseph Stalin of the Soviet Union.
Are there any elephants in North Korea?
No.
Most of Korea have cold winters. Outside of Jeju Island, there are no Palm trees in the country. I believe elephants need a temperate climate.
The two most divisive issues when it comes to Eastern European nationalism have been?
ETHNICITY
RELIGION
What was the cold war consensus?
During the cold war, when both political parties of the US agreed to work together to triumph over the global threat of communism. Both parties agreed to do everything in their power to defeat communism.
What happend to Azerbaijan during cold war?
Baku is the Capital of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan and Baku, Azerbaijan is my home. Culture, History, and government of Azerbaijan info can be found here: http://www.geocities.com/master8885/index.html
No there is no oil found in North Korea. As they would be rich and now they are asking the South Korea and the U.S.A to sell them rice.
What was life like for Germany during Berlin airlift?
The biggest thing that changed German life was the wall, before the wall was built East and West Germans were able to visit each other's countries. After the wall was built, they were cut off from each other. The airlift affected Germans in a positive way because they were isolated from each other and needed supplies. While Stalin supported the East, the US supported the West via the airlift.
What were the major attacks in Korea during the Cold War?
Pork chop hill, heart break ridge, yosun vally,
What is the crisis ober Berlin in 1961?
the Berlin wall
the separation of west Berlin and east Germany
Was the Cold War Moscow's fault?
How can anybody lay blame on someone for the Cold War? If it was anyone's fault it was probably Hitler's. The war he started gave the opportunity to both the United States and the Soviet Union to show their mettle as world superpowers. No, I really don't think this is a question that can be answered. I disagree to the above statement. this question can be answered by saying "to some extent it was Moscow's (USSR's) fault. This is due to - the hate of Capitalist countries, therefore causing tension and hate - trying to have "buffer states" in Eastern Europe to protect USSR from USA/UK/France - becoming rivals with USA to make nuclear weapons
How did the Cold War change society?
The attitude was: Live fast, enjoy life, because tomorrow might be the "mush-room cloud."
He claimed to have a list of Communists and their actions, however this was never seen and neither was any other concrete evidence presented.
What actions occurred during what could be considered the climax of the cold war?
Naval Forces in support of military operations in Panama and Grenada.
The CIA is a United States intelligence agency. It stands for Central Intelligence Agency. The KGB is similar except they operated for the Soviet Union during the Cold War. KGB is an acronym that means Комитет государственной безопасности or Committee for State Security.
