The Cold War Then and Now

Abstract: (11 pp) This discussion will examine the Nuclear Test Ban Treat of 1963 through the use of presidential paper and congressional records. Relevance today is examined. During the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union each built a stockpile of nuclear weapons. Soviet policy rested on the conviction that a nuclear war could be fought and won. The United States adopted nuclear deterrence, the credible threat of retaliation to forestall enemy attack. Bibliography lists 7 sources, including cold war references for all of 1963, in addition to event discussed.

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Subcatagory: U.S. History (20th Century)

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