THE COLD WAR 1950 1973
JOHN F KENNEDY AND THE COLD WAR
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the Soviet Union ended all nuclear testing
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relations between the U.S and U.S.S.R worsened
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the U.S. and U.S.S.R. no longer communicated
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many countries ended above ground nuclear testing
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Detailed explanation-1: -The conflict showed that both superpowers were wary of using their nuclear weapons against each other for fear of mutual atomic annihilation. The signing of the Nuclear Test-Ban Treaty followed in 1963, which banned aboveground nuclear weapons testing.
Detailed explanation-2: -Kennedy signed the ratified treaty on October 7, 1963. The treaty: prohibited nuclear weapons tests or other nuclear explosions under water, in the atmosphere, or in outer space. allowed underground nuclear tests as long as no radioactive debris falls outside the boundaries of the nation conducting the test.
Detailed explanation-3: -Nuclear weapon tests have been carried out in all environments: above ground, underground and underwater. Atmospheric testing was banned by the 1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty. Negotiations had largely responded to the international community’s grave concern over the radioactive fallout resulting from atmospheric tests.
Detailed explanation-4: -Signed by 71 nations, including those possessing nuclear weapons, the Treaty prohibits all nuclear test explosions including those conducted underground.