POLSCI 1AB3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Ahold, Treaty On The Non-Proliferation Of Nuclear Weapons, Nuclear Technology
3 Jan 2021
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*bolded text is info that was actually on the slides. The cold war was important not only for what it told us about the past, but also the present (specifically in terms of security) The cold war was much more than a military standoff between 2 alliances (it was often framed as a fight between good and evil) This cold war discussion saturated everyday life. This clip depicts the tension present during the cold war. Saturating the way we think about everyday life: nationalism/patriotism of the us. Ronald reagan discussing the soviet union and the cold war. Calls the ussr the focus of evil in the modern world . This is the cold war; an existential struggle. Part of the explanation has to do with the fact that both states had nuclear weapons. This explanation, or this theory, has to do with nuclear deterrence. Attacking a state with a nuclear weapon = a path to destruction.
