Notes
- In 1957 the soviets launch the first Earth-orbiting satellite named Sputnik.
- About the size of a basketball and only made beeps
- People feared that atomic weapons would soon be delivered without airplanes
- This gave the USSR an upper hand and they began to demand concessions
ICBMs and delivery systems
- (ICBM) inter continental ballistic missile
- MIRVs (multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles)
- nuclear submarines
- M.A,D. (mutually assured destruction)
- Pre-emptive strike SAC (strategic air command) planes flying 24 hours a day.
Summary
Krushchev states that USSR wants to peacefully coexist with USA, after many years of competition. The nations did not violently fight eachother; however, they did battle academically, greatly advancing technology and introducing satellites, ICBM's, nuclear submarines and putting the first man on the moon.
Quotes
"Don't tell me that man doesn't belong out there. Man belongs wherever he wants to go - and he'll do plenty well when he gets there."
-Wernher von Braun, 1958
-Wernher von Braun, 1958
Subjunctive Question
Would the US have had the upper hand if they had created the first earth orbiting satellite?
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