... and US Pershing 2 missiles. Arms control also enhanced deterrence because with limited offensive weapons neither side would have capability of first strike. The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks (START 1), which limited Russian and US nuclear power reduced the military budgets. START two signed in Jan 1993 by presided BUSH and Yeltsin calls for another reduction. These limitations had to keep world as ... . (1999,November). In Focus: U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy at the End of the Century: Lost Opportunities and New Dangers. [WWW document]. http://www.foreignpolicy-infocus.org/briefs/vol4/v4n...

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... He feels that the dropping of the bomb was the first major operation of the cold diplomatic war with Russia. (www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities History/20th_Century/World_War_II Atomic_Bomb_The) Also an American historian, Gar Alperovitz, wrote a book titled Atomic Diplomacy. His book contains a ... Secretary of State James F. Byrnes as most anxious to get the Japanese affair over with before the Russians got in. (www.yahoo.com/Arts/Humanities/ History/20th_Century/World War_II/Atomic_Bomb/The/) Also Byrnes' assistant Secretary of State, Walter Brown, has a diary entry that suggests that Tr...

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... them could have meant colossal destruction of each other and everyone else on Earth. Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign ... the United States and the U.S.S.R began near the end of World War I. The Bolsheviks (later communists), led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the existing Russian government. The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. The ...

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... renew its existing Neutral Pact with Japan and would enter the war on the Allied side. So another alternative could have been to await the Russian entry into the war as an American ally. According to the War Department's Military Intelligence Division, the entry of Russia into the war as ... destroy any Japanese city"(Alp 333). Evidently, all the possible alternatives to using the atomic bomb, probably the most dangerous, most destructive weapon in the history of the world, were not properly investigated. Gar Alperovitz argues that the Joint Chiefs of Staff never formally studied the dec...

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... point out is that Stalin's declaration of war was not really sufficient enough for Truman's decision. He did not feel Stalin was that dependable. The Russian leader had promised for months to enter the war against Japan but never did make a declaration until August the sixth, the day of the bombing ... had heavy losses fighting Germany; the soldiers were left exhausted and starving; and they would have to be transported almost halfway around the globe from western Russian to the eastern front. This soldier's credibility is not known but his statement fits in with Truman's own beliefs. It ...

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... them could have meant colossal destruction of each other and everyone else on Earth. Tensions between Russia and the West have been high throughout history. In 1815, at the Congress of Vienna, Tsar Alexander was quite prepared to use the congress to pursue the traditional aims of foreign ... the United States and the U.S.S.R began near the end of World War I. The Bolsheviks (later communists), led by Vladimir Lenin, overthrew the existing Russian government. The socialist Bolshevik regime believed in all men being equal, although democracy certainly wasn't part of their intentions. The ...

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... gum. He also expresses a hostile attitude towards the Commies. He believes that all Commies are the devil. This was shown when he came into contact with the Russian ambassador. General Buck Turgidson and the Russian ambassador get into a slight altercation because the General caught him trying to take a photo of the big board in the War Room. General Turgidson is also responsible ... sexual advances towards Professor Groeteschele, but he declined by telling her he was married and slapping her. He was a political scientist who would rather have an American culture survive than a Russian ...

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... . The human race gives life, and then at the first hint of a disagreement, takes it away at the speed of a bullet. Throughout mankind's history there have been quite a number of these "disagreements" that seemed to have sparked the wick for warfare. Whether or not religion was the soul purpose ... war to have most of them die is not of appropriate means to justify somebody's death. But, Austria-Hungary did this and as a result the Russian army had to be mobilized in order to protect borders from Serbia as well as Germany. (Gay, 147-151) World War I had a serious domino ... effect on mo...

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... liquid secrets...a playground for every alchemist miracle-worker, and rat-piper that ever took up the cloak"(Mazzetti). It was considered a place where history and identity could disappear in an instant. Even after W.W.II, the Nazis still talked about wonder weapons and how they could get back at all ... the first submarine to fire a nuclear missile from under the water. Producer of the movie, Edward S. Feldman, stated that "The actual K-19 lies in a Russian ship graveyard, poisonous and decaying, unable to be revived, even by Hollywood" (K-19: The Widowmaker). Attack submarines were usu...

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... community by limiting the transfer and creation of nuclear weapons. Certified copies of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in English, French, Russian, Chinese and Spanish are held on deposit by the Depositary Nations as proclaimed in Article 102 of the United Nations Charter. Those Depositary Nations are ... the Russian Federation, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the United States of America. As an authoring agent of this world ... joined with Russia and Great Britain in signing this hope for the future on the first day of July 1968. With this great nation's...

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... destroyed 15 large cities, 1,710 towns and 70,000 villages, burning and demolishing 6,000,000 buildings. This resulted in 25,000,000 citizens being deprived of shelter during the harsh Russian winter. The Germans demolished 31,850 industrial enterprises. The Soviet railway system was totally crippled as 65,000 kilometers of railway track and 4,100 railway stations were destroyed. Transportation was ... destroyed 10,000 power stations and ruined 1,135 coal mines and 3,000 oil wells, carrying back to Germany 14,000 steam boilers, 1,400 turbines and 11,300 electric generators. The Russian ...

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... has a range of 300km and a payload of 985kg. If the Taliban were to aim it at Washington D.C from Kabul, it would not reach. Iraq has no missiles in service. The Russian SS-1 SCUD B is prohibited along with three other domestic (Iraq) missiles, "Al Hussein", "Al Hijarah", and "BADR 2000". Why is the U.S going to spend billons of dollars to protect ... . "The last claim that Russia has to being a superpower is its nuclear arsenal." (Stratfor Inc,24 July 2000: n. pag). The U.S plan for a defense system has caused problems with the Russian Chinese alliance. The main problem is American powe...

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... set at the ready to unleash, at the push of a button, the total destruction of Americas enemies and the inevitable end the world. But, even with this threat fading into history with the fall of the once grand Soviet Union, this book looks back at what then, could have been, and now what once might have been. Now the next few ... 's family, war breaks out. With in a short time most of the major cities in the United States Are little more than Mushroom clouds in the mourning sky and the entire Russian mainland has been obliterated. Leaving many of the small towns like Fort Repose completel...

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... a much needed review of military policy . With extensive plans in place detailing decisions-in-advance and strategic planning, a situation had been created in which "any subordinate commander faced with a substantial Russian military action could start the thermonuclear holocaust on his own initiative if he could not reach you by failure of communication." Accepting that there was danger in over-planning was ... badge of being the aggressor for a nuclear holocaust. Although there were plans and recommendations for a first-strike option, it was generally assumed this would be in response...

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... Iran was, "a pillar of stability in a turbulent and vital region". Before the late 1940's, when the United States helped to push out the Russian occupation of northern Iran, Iran had very little interaction with United States. This was preceded by a long period of very fruitful United States-Iran relations. ... secular progressive government. The revolution used anti-Westernism as a catalyst, due to the monarchy's very close relations with the United States and the history of political meddling by Western powers, such as, Britain and the US. So when the revolution successful captured t...

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The Rosenberg Trial America had developed the ultimate doomsday weapon in the history of warfare, a weapon that was so powerful that it could destroy life as we know it on this planet. This was a power ... over the judgement of the American people and violating the sacred trust. We will show that the Rosenberg's have committed one of the most reprehensible acts in history. We will demonstrate that they, with cold calculation are guilty of the most heinous act of espionage the United States has ever seen. For this, the ... The Rosenberg's had everything: motive, opportunity, and actions. The R...

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... in one area easily spill over into other areas, and the joining of issues lead to escalation of the conflict. The great wars of world history have tended to be at once political, economic, and ideological struggles. Hegemonic wars were preceded by an important psychological change in the temporal outlook ... former Soviet Union. Each rival power subscribes to an ideology that promises inevitable victory to its own system of values and assures it that history is on its side. For the United States, freedom, democracy, and national independence are the most powerful forces in the world. De...

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... /smallarms/detail.asp'smallarms_id=51) The first Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles arrived at the Eastern Front, where they were able to meet the greater rate of fire coming from Russian submachine guns, and with greater precision. Despite the success, the Sturmgewehr 44 came too late to make a significant difference in the WW2. After WW2, Sturmgewehr 44 assault rifles remained in ... in the enemy's defences and then cause damage when behind the lines. Stuka dive bombers were sent to destroy all rail lines, communication centres and major rail links.(http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i...

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... use of the atomic bombs on Japan, Stalin reacted rather supportively. "Truman: On July 24, I casually mentioned to Stalin that we had a new weapon of unusual destructive force. The Russian Premier showed no special interest. All he said was that he was glad to hear it, and hoped we would make 'good use of it against the Japanese'" ... was a question of saving hundreds of thousands of American lives. You break your heart and your head trying to figure a way to save one life. I could not worry about what history would say about my personal morality. I made the only decision I eve...

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... these positive results on the economy. When observed from today's standpoint, the Cuban Missile Crisis was, besides being a test of egos, simply a technology-based conflict. Similar to that of the Russian/American "Space Race," the Crisis can be broken down and scene as a matter of technological competition. In 1962, not only did the United States have first strike missiles pointed at ... missions once every two hours. On Wednesday, October 24th, the same day that Kennedy ordered the quarantine to begin, military alert was raised to DEFCON 2, the highest level ever in U.S. history. Then...

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... , this war was a arms race war, and a war of influence between the two great superpowers. It still could have developed into a full fledged war. It was a very tense time in history and if a war broke out it would have been disastrous. After the second World War the world was dominated by two superpowers; the USA and the USSR. "The Cold War ... in the end. "On one occasion, the whole World held its breath, as everyone thought that now the Cold War would turn "hot"; the Cuban missile crises. The stationing of Russian missiles on Cuba was seen as an atrocious provocation by the US, since it...

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... hit the earth it could destroy all of it. Many astrologists and experts believe this will happen because they believe that history repeats itself. An asteroid hit the earth 60 million years ago killing the dinosaurs. Historians and scientists believe that history repeats it self and that this event will happen again. Rather than a natural disaster some experts believe that mankind will ... kill itself. This almost was the case during the cold war in the 60's and 70's. Russian and the United States were involved in a conflict and it got to ... ...

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The defense of a nation has come a long way in the span of history. With military technology becoming ever more precise and devastating, creating an effective defense against these weapons is quite essential. When the English created the longbow in med-evil times it ... to do harm to the Untied States, so how do we assure our safety and freedom that we have enjoyed for so long? Missiles have come a long way though out history. To be technical about it would be to say the first ballistic weapons would have to be rocks thrown through the air quite like how countries throw missiles, followed by...

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... battle against Japan. Millions of Americans would have lost their lives on the beaches hoping to make a difference in the war to end it soon. Now imagine a chance to change history, and end the war in a quick moment. On August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay dropped an Atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Although some people feel that this was an inhumane act and ... made us war criminals, in the end, dropping the bomb was the right decision. As stated in An Eye on History, "All weapons of war are immoral. Is killing one person with a bullet moral? Is killing a few with a grenade? Is killing a hundred wit...

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... 's support and approval. However, all are evident intention of some countries to use nuclear blackmail to achieve their own selfish goals of regional policy. Currently, the presence of US and Russian nuclear weapons predetermines saving concept of nuclear deterrence. As is known, June 17, 1992 was signed the Charter, which, inter alia, declared that the United States and Russia "do not ... subjective factors, we can not appeal to the general historical pattern - depending on the historical situation by changing the order of the leaders of the state. It seems axiomatic in history was the ...

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