Space Race
- 1957 the Soviets launch the first Earth-orbiting satellite named Sputnik
- About the size of a basketball and only make beeps
- People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without airplanes
- This gave the USSR an upper hand and they began to demand concessions
Peaceful Coexistence
- Idea brought forth by Krushchev
- Stated USSR wanted to peacfully compete with the USA
- USSR encouraged in their peaceful competition with their success in the space race
- 1959 Sino Soviet Split
- More agressive actions begin to be taken under the cover of this idea
- Pressure to remove troops from Berlin
ICBMs and Delivery Systems
- (ICBM) Inter-continental Ballistic Missile
- MIRVs (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry Vehicle)
- Nuclear submarines
- M.A.D, Mutually assured destruction
- Pre-emptive strike
- SAC, Strategic Air Command- planes flying 24 hours a day
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