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Nuclear Weapons

 

(McNamara, 1998) President Kennedy decided on a military sea blockade. This strategy proved to be very successful and could of possibly saved the world. It was later discovered that not only did the Soviets have inter-mediate range ballistic missiles but also tactical missiles to be used against an American invasion. Also the Soviet commanders had the authority to fire their nuclear arsenal without further permission from the Kremlin. (Gribkov, 1992) President Kennedy's speechwriter called this time "the gun barrel of nuclear war." (McNamara, 1992).
             Now there are many speculations as to why the Soviets had began stockpiling weapons in Cuba. United States officials were well aware of the deployment of nuclear missiles near the borders of turkey. These weapons became operational in 1962; many believe this is the reason for the deployment of similar weapons in Cuba. (McNamara. 1992) Also the Russians were aware of an American military program called "operation mongoose." The objective of this operation was to over throw the Castro government. They would do this through sabotage, infiltration, psychological warfare and military exercises. These plans were ironically scheduled to take place in October of 1962. (McNamara, 1992) When the threat of an American invasion over Cuba was over Khrushchev withdrew his weapons from Cuba. .
             The Cuban Missile crisis is a perfect example of how Nuclear Missiles can protect nations. If the Soviet Union had not put nuclear weapons on Cuba then the Americans would not have taken them seriously. If there were just an army of Soviet men then the invasion would have continued. Since there were weapons of mass destruction involved, more time and consideration went into it. Sending over American soldiers would not just resulted in the deaths of the soldiers but the deaths of many American civilians, and would have changed the world forever.
             In 1979 NATO ministers adopted a "dual track" strategy to counter the soviets decision to deploy SS 20 intermediate range missile.


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1. Nuclear Weapons and International Peace

A nuclear weapon is any explosive device that gets its power from the fission of atoms, it may be a bomb, a shell, a rocket, a guided missile or any other weapon which uses nuclear fission as its destructive power. ... In fact the nuclear weapon had been used only twice since its creation. ... Hence we can understand why nuclear pessimists such as Sagan are so reluctant about nuclear weapons. ... In fact history had confirmed it; there had never been a nuclear war between nuclear weapons states. ... Nuclear weapons may eventually "make the world nervous, but foreign troops rarely pay una...

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2. Do Nuclear Weapon Provide Security?

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3. WWII and the Lack of Nuclear Weapon Security

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4. Nuclear Test Ban Treaty

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5. Nuclear Proliferation

When the treaty was written nuclear weapons was the threat most governments were worried about. ... It is obvious to anyone who looks hard enough that the threat of nuclear weapons is very real. ... The current threats of Iran help to emphasize this; "Despite Iran's status in the Treaty on the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), Tehran is pursuing a nuclear weapons program- (CIA). ... These weapons produce a huge threat just like nuclear weapons. In some cases biological and chemical weapons are more harmful than nuclear weapons and the side effects may be worse. ...

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6. The Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

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7. The Capabilities Of Nuclear Warfare

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8. A World of Nuclear Proliferation

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