POLI 360 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Space Race, 1960 European Nations' Cup, Outlast

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 360
• Professor: T.V.Paul

Document Summary

Technology and strategy ii - lecture notes 21/9/16. Incentives and disincentives: us acquired in 1945 (manhattan project, canada was a part of manhattan project, but decided not to pursue nuclear permit, france 1960. Claimed that they did not want to completely rely on us for security (cid:515)when the us rescues paris, it will be ny and washington that are destroyed(cid:516: china acquires 1964. Mao was giving instructions behind the scenes to prepare the weapons. China"s actions prompted india to think about nuclear weapons. 1973 israel felt threatened by egyptian presence in suez canal, prompted discussion of nuclear weapons. Tried to gain them initially, much of their capability destroyed after un inspections: nk, south africa. Had 7 nuclear weapons they gave up when the apartheid regime collapsed. Tried to acquire weapons despite international sanctions. Every time new nation joined atomic club, world powers were not pleased: powers who owned weapons wanted to make sure no one else acquired nuclear warheads.