Monday-
Cold War continued-
NATO-
- In 1949, the Western nations formed the North Atlantic Treaty Organization to coordinate their defense against Russia
- NATO was a defensive alliance
- This was the first peacetime alliance in US History
- It consisted of America, Canada, Britain, France, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Portugal, Denmark, Norway, and Italy
- Still around today and has expanded
CIA vs KGB
- Central Intelligence Agency- 1947- Present
- Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti
- Committee for state security
- 1954-1991
Perestoika and Glasnost-
- Perestroika- Reconstructing of the Soviet economy and political system
- More democracy
- Free elections
- Glasnost- More openness of the Soviet government for it's people
- Free speech and press
Tuesday-
Nuclear Powers of the World-
- Can you name them?
- United States
- China
- Great Britain
- France
- USSR
- Countries not allowing Nuclear Weapons
- China
- North Korea
- India
- Pakistan
- Israel??
In 1963, what was the first deal that dealt with nuclear weapons?
- Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
- Banned above ground nuclear testing
Early deals that dealt with Nuclear Power-
- Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
- Salt I Treaty-
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 1970
- Prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology
- Promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy
- Further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament
Anti-Ballistic Missile- 1962- USSR/US
- Limited weapons that would seek out and destroy nuclear weapons once launched
- 1980s- Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative
- US withdraws in 2002 under George W. Bush
- Withdrew due to missile defense system
Wednesday-
- Salt I froze the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers at existing levels
- Limited new submarine-launched ballistic missile
- Salt II was signed but never ratified by Congress
- Due to Soviet Union's invasion of Afghanistan in 1979
Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty- 1996
- Signed by President Bill Clinton
- Not ratified by the senate
- Why? Senate reasoning
- A ban on testing would damage the safety and reliability of America's existing nuclear arsenal, and it would be impossible to guarantee treaty compliance by all countries
International Atomic Energy Agency
- This group would go into countries and make sure that countries followed rules regarding atomic bombs
- "Watch dog"
INF Treaty- 1987
- Eliminated nuclear and conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missiles with intermediate ranges (300-3400 miles)
- USSR and US
The START Treaties-
- Strategic arms reduction Treaty
- Start I (1991)
- Largest and most complex arms control treaty in history
- Resulted in the removal of about 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons in existence
SORT-2003
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
- Between US and Russia
- Stockpile of both deployed and reserve nuclear weapons was to be cut in half by 2012
- Goal was achieved in 2007 for US
New Start- 2011
- Signed by Obama and former Russian President Medvedev
- Number of strategic nuclear missile launchers will be reduced by half
- New inspection and verification system will be established
United Nations-
- 1945- Present
- World wide peace keeper organization
Thursday-
Friday
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