Notes
-1959 Sino-Soviet Split
-Peaceful Coexistence was the idea that the US and Soviets would not compete militarily
-In 1957 Soviets launch the first earth-orbiting satellite named Sputnik
-Sputnik was the size of a basketball, and it just beeps
-People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without planes
-Gave the USSR and upper hand and America freaked out
-ICBM: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
-MIRV: Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles
-Nuclear Submarines
-Pre-emptive strikes
-Strategic air command, SAC, planes flying 24 hours day
-1959 Sino-Soviet Split
-Peaceful Coexistence was the idea that the US and Soviets would not compete militarily
-In 1957 Soviets launch the first earth-orbiting satellite named Sputnik
-Sputnik was the size of a basketball, and it just beeps
-People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without planes
-Gave the USSR and upper hand and America freaked out
-ICBM: Inter-Continental Ballistic Missile
-MIRV: Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicles
-Nuclear Submarines
-Pre-emptive strikes
-Strategic air command, SAC, planes flying 24 hours day
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Summary
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Subjunctive Question
If the concept of peaceful coexistence had not been a focus of this time would there had been another war?
Quotes
Subjunctive Question
If the concept of peaceful coexistence had not been a focus of this time would there had been another war?