WORLD HISTORY

COLD WAR ERA

IMPACT OF COLD WAR

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What did the US and Soviet Union fear?
A
cultural differences
B
economic differences
C
war would break out
D
That conventional war would escalate to a nuclear level
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Nuclear anxiety, also known as nucleomituphobia, refers to anxiety or even a phobia in the face of a potential future nuclear holocaust, especially during the Cold War and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.

Detailed explanation-2: -Finally in May 1972, President Nixon and Soviet Premier Brezhnev signed the SALT I treaty in Moscow. The most important parts of the agreement were the Treaty on Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Systems and the Interim Agreement and Protocol on Limitation of Strategic Offensive Weapons.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 was a direct and dangerous confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War and was the moment when the two superpowers came closest to nuclear conflict.

Detailed explanation-4: -On August 5, 1963, after more than eight years of difficult negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union signed the Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty.

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