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Cold War Disarmament Talks
1,033 wordster> Impact of Disarmament Talks on Cold War Tensions from 1963 to 1991 Disarmament talks between the two powers during the period of 1963 to 1991 improved the relationship between Soviet Union and United States by providing the necessary spirit of cooperation. The two most significant examples of arms control talks positively impacting the superpower relationship are the SALT I and INF treaties. Negotiations for SALT I played a part in bringing the two countries from the nuclear brink...
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Cold War Disarmament Talks
1,016 words... 2500, deployed strategic ballistic missiles to 850, no more than 110 heavy ICBMs and also reductions in ballistic missile throw-weight. The second phase focused on placing limits on heavy bombers and other strategic systems. However the year 1983 marked a breakdown of US-Soviet relations. The Soviets suspended talks in reaction to Reagan's Strategic Defence Initiative (SDI) alleging that the SDI had changed the strategic situation making aspects of START irrelevant or unfair. To see why, it ...
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Myrdal Alva Biographical 1902 1986
602 wordsSociologist, stateswoman, and peace reformer, born in Uppsala, Sweden. She studied at the universities of Uppsala, Stockholm, and Geneva, and married Gunnar Myrdal. She was director of the UN department of social sciences (1950 -- 6), and Swedish ambassador to India, Burma, and Ceylon (1955 -- 61). Elected to parliament in 1962, she acted as Swedish representative on the UN Disarmament Committee (1962 -- 73). As minister for disarmament and Church affairs (1966 -- 73), she played a prominent par...
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Arms Race Defense Spending
1,629 wordsConsequences of Military Expenditure on the Economy For many years, debate has raged whether spending billions of dollars on the army, nuclear arsenal and missiles is beneficial to the economy, of developing and developed nations, as well as the international economy. Naturally, military spending peaks during times of war; which historically has coincided with periods of economic growth. Economists have argued that war spending creates jobs and encourages investment in research and development; ...
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Nuclear Weapon States Weapons Of Mass Destruction
2,642 wordsOne of my first memories is a beautiful warm summer night, sitting in the garden with my grandfather, looking up to the stars. Then my grandfather started to talk about two powerful men in the world, who have all the capability just by pushing two buttons to destroy the entire planet. The bombs would come with great light and unbearable heat and there would be nowhere to hide. Everybody and everything would be destroyed. I remember the shock I felt, I could not understand why would somebody want...
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