Launched by the US government during the Second World War to manufacture nuclear weapons
Manhattan Project
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When one power possesses nuclear weapons and no other
Nuclear monopoly
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US thermonuclear tests in November 1952
Mike Tests
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First generation of nuclear weapons based on uranium or plutonium
Atomic bombs
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Argued to deter nuclear war due to the devastating effects both sides would experience
Balance of terror
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Long-range missiles capable of striking one continent from another
Intercontinental Ballistic Missile
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Missiles with a range of 3000 to 5000 km
Intermediate Range Missiles
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Nuclear attacks designed to destroy small areas rather than devastate entire countries
Limited strikes
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Eisenhower's policy that entailed responding to any nuclear attack with a counter strike big enough to annihilate the Soviet Union. It involved brinkmanship
Massive Retaliation
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Perceived disparity between the Superpowers nuclear arsenal
Missile gap
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Balance between the nuclear military strength of both sides
Nuclear parity
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Series of CIA plots to eliminate Fidel Castro and his regime
Operation Mongoose
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Other cards in this set
Card 2
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When one power possesses nuclear weapons and no other
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Nuclear monopoly
Card 3
Front
US thermonuclear tests in November 1952
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Card 4
Front
First generation of nuclear weapons based on uranium or plutonium
Back
Card 5
Front
Argued to deter nuclear war due to the devastating effects both sides would experience
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