POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Nuclear Assault, Arms Control, Nuclear Arms Race

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Political science 1g06 2013 ii lecture 7a: it"s a mad world. Goals: what did international security look like in the cold war, why did the cold war stay cold, what role did nuclear weapons play in keeping the cold war cold, what does this imply about nuclear proliferation? a. What was cold about the cold war: 1946-1991. The cold war was more than just a military standoff between two military and industrial powers. Both parties also represented fundamentally different ideological, political, and economic systems. It represented a confrontation between two ways of life . It was assumed by most, including strategic planners, that the cold. War would continue until it reached a tipping point where armed conflict would ultimately resolve the issue. Nuclear deterrence is a security strategy based upon a simple. Any invasion directed at the nuclear state or its allies will automatically be responded to with a devastating nuclear retaliation.

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