Final Review - Cold War & Arms Race

This treaty seeks to prevent non-nuclear countries from gaining access to nuclear weapons.

This series of treaties continues to decrease the # of ballistic missiles.

The idea that if one country launched nuclear weapons, so would other countries is also called:

This treaty signed in 1972 holds the # of ICBM at the current level but did not decrease.

This event is one of the best examples of brinkmanship between the US & USSR

The idea of achieving a strategic advantage over your opponent without starting war is called:

The largest detonation achieved by the US was tested where?

This treaty is never signed by the US because of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.

This is the largest detonation achieve by the Soviet Union & ever.

The Cold War is an ideological battle around the world between which 2 countries?

This idea of preventing Communism from spreading to new countries during the Cold War is called

How does the Soviet Union gain military equality to the US in 1949?

This policy adopted by the US sought to help countries threatened by Communism

These weapons are developed following WW2 and know for their huge amounts o destruction.

This is the largest detonation achieved by the US.

What does MAD stand for during the Cold War?