AS.190.209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, Cuban Missile Crisis, Nuclear Force
4 Sep 2016
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Focus on what is unique about nuclear weapons. Key concepts regarding nuclear weapons defense, deterrence, and stability. Look at american and soviet nuclear forces during the cold war and. Assess the role of nuclear weapons in the cold war and look at some nuclear issues we face today nuclear zero (path to disarmament), bm defense, developing mini-nukes, and cost of nuclear weapons. Their destructive capability one bomb destroys an entire city. There has never been in history so much destructive power packed in such a small package. What is also unique is the speed of delivery of nuclear weapons you can destroy a target anywhere on earth in 30 minutes or less. Because you have sudden annihilation (hair-trigger), it makes it more likely. A third unique aspect is its environmental impact. As a result, we would all eventually freeze to death.
