1945- USA develop Nuclear weapons and drop two Atomic bombs on Japan (Hiroshima and Nagasaki)
1949- USSR develops Nuclear weapons
1962- The Cuban MissileCrisis, shows the world the strength of Nuclear Deterrence.
1964- All 5 of the UN security Council (China, France, USSR, UK and USA) have access to Nuclear weapons.
late 1960s (Detente) cooling of relations between the US/USSR, creation of the 'Hotline' between Washington and Moscow, start of disarmament talks, a limited test ban treaty and the signing of the Non-proliferation treaty in 1970.
by 1998 states like India and Pakistan have Nuclear weapons which causes concern.
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