AS.190.209 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Nuclear Warfare, Counterpoint, Truman Doctrine
4 Sep 2016
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Lecture 13 origins of the cold war. Foundational roots of the differences between the us and the soviet union that helped account for the cold war even before communism emerged: It was a land-power and poured most of its money into its army; most of its nuclear weapons are land-based. Those who follow the geopolitical vision of international relations say that land-powers and sea powers see the world in fundamentally different ways. It tended to expand its influence militarily and politically, not economically using its army and its imposition of its political regimes. It has tended to emphasize its strength on sea; most of its nuclear weapons are sea-based; the navy is always the most important element of our military forces. It tended to expand its influence through trade and investment strong economic power. By moving that economic wealth to other countries, America was able to expand its own influence.
