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How did the buildup of nuclear weapons promote peace during the cold war?
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∙ 7y ago
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The idea of mutually assured destruction prevented the Soviet Union from launching a nuclear attack on the United States.
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It prevented either country from attacking the other because of the threat of an immediate return attack.
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∙ 9y agoThe knowlege that both sides would certainly be destroyed in any all-out war would prevent either side from starting hostilities.
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
What were nuclear weapons used for during the cold war?
Intimidation
What country used nuclear weapons offensively?
The United States used the atomic bomb offensively during WWII. That is pretty close to nuclear weapons.
Which countries used nuclear weapons during the war?
The only country that has ever used nuclear weapons in any war was the US, at the end of WW2.
Did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
No. No nuclear weapons have ever been used in an act of war besides the two dropped on Japan during the Second World War. The United States and Russia both produced enormous amounts of nuclear weapons during the Cold War, though none were used.
How did the buildup of nuclear weapons promote during the Cold War?
Answer this question… The idea of mutually assured destruction prevented the Soviet Union from launching a nuclear attack on the United States.
What three types of weapons were used during the cold war?
Nuclear weapons, Biological Weapons, Chemical Weapons.
What were nuclear weapons used for during the cold war?
Intimidation
Which countries used nuclear weapons during the war?
The only country that has ever used nuclear weapons in any war was the US, at the end of WW2.
What country used nuclear weapons offensively?
The United States used the atomic bomb offensively during WWII. That is pretty close to nuclear weapons.
Did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
No. No nuclear weapons have ever been used in an act of war besides the two dropped on Japan during the Second World War. The United States and Russia both produced enormous amounts of nuclear weapons during the Cold War, though none were used.
What were the inventions during modern warfare that changed history?
Nuclear weapons
Why did the US unleash nuclear weapons during the cold war?
They didn't.
What was not a weapon development during World War 1?
Nuclear weapons
What was a weapon developed during world war 1?
Nuclear weapons
Has North Korea used nuclear weapons?
Not during the Korean war...
What weapon was not developed during world war 1?
Nuclear weapons
