COLD WAR ERA
IMPACT OF COLD WAR
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Space Race
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Competition
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Arms Race
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Mutually Assured Destruction
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Detailed explanation-1: -The reality of Mutual Assured Destruction (MAD) was brought to life during the Cuban Missile Crisis and defined U.S.-Soviet bilateral relations throughout the Cold War.
Detailed explanation-2: -In October 1962, an American U-2 spy plane secretly photographed nuclear missile sites being built by the Soviet Union on the island of Cuba. President Kennedy did not want the Soviet Union and Cuba to know that he had discovered the missiles. He met in secret with his advisors for several days to discuss the problem.
Detailed explanation-3: -As such, historians refer to the nuclear arms race of the Cold War as an example of Mutual Assured Destruction since it was clear to both the United States and the Soviet Union that if either attacked the other, then it would ultimately lead to total destruction for both.