L97 IAS 3680 Lecture 11: 11-13 Detente_ 1969-1979
21 Dec 2020
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By the end of the 1960s, nuclear weapons had proliferated to such an extent and to such a rate to become the dominant issue in the cold war. Capable of being launched from land, sea, and air. Locked into a nuclear arms race justified by national security. Deterrence - any nations" ability to deter an attack from an invader. With the nuclear weapons, deterrence took on a new meaning. In order to maintain peace, one needs to threaten the use of violence, and be able to follow through with this threat. Successful deterrence therefore follows from successful credibility regarding threats. During the cold war, nuclear weapons moved to the forefront of deterrence theory. Cnn video madd walks us through the idea of deterrence and how this shifted with the development of nuclear weapons. Concrete achievements with salt 1 and salt 2 (strategic arms. Marred by too many problems including misunderstanding each others intentions, political issues.
