HIS344H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Tsar Bomba, Outer Space Treaty, Mushroom Cloud
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Real b of p exposed "bomber gap" and "missile gap" fake news. Establishment of speedier and direct communications : moscow- Cut down about 1-2 days to get a hold of each other. Moscow did not ever want to be faced with the same problem again. Determined to catch up on nuclear arms within the same decade --> bare minimum is to match americans in military might. Promote standard of living and improve domestic conditions. Could never be able to achieve both goals. Always lagged behind the usa when it came to standard of living and consumer goods - price to pay for nuclear race. Americans do not want to dictate to ussr. Transformation of the ussr into a global power. "it is insane that two men, sitting on opposite sides of the world, should be able to decide to bring an end to civilization" (kennedy) Mushroom cloud went 65 km high into space.
