Monday - Work Day!
Tuesday - Stalin Dies in 1953
Peaceful Co-existence-After 1953
De-Stalinization - Took down statues of Stalin
Détente - 1970's - Easing of Tension
Mikhail Gorbachev - In power when the SU fell apart
Perestroika and Glasnost - 1985
- Perestroika - Restructuring of the Soviet economy and political system - More democracy - Free elections
- Glasnost - More openness of the Soviet government and for it's people - Free speech and press
USSR's First Atomic Test - 1949
Nuclear Powers of the World - Orignial - U.S, Russia, United Kingdom, France, China
the North Korea and Iran Nuclear Problem
- North Korea's last nuclear test was in 2017
- Kim Jong Un and Trump will be meeting soon
- JCPOA states "Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will (it) ever seek, develop or acquire nuclear weapons"
- In exchange, the country will get relief from economic sanctions and permission to continue its atomic program for peaceful purposes
- President Trump hates the deal and wants to pull out of it - May 12, 2018
Wednesday - JFK Signing Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - 1963
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 - 1972-US/USSR
- Limited weapons that would seek out and destroy nuclear weapons once launched
- In the 1980's, President Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defense Initiative(SDI)
- US withdraws in 2002 under George W. Bush
- Withdrew due to missile defense system
- Program is designed to counter any nuclear missile attack on the US or allies
Salt I Treaty - US/USSR-1972
- Froze the number of strategic ballistic missile launchers at existing levels
- Limited new submarine-launched ballistic missile
- Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty - 1996 - Signed by President Bill Clinton, Not ratified by the Senate
United Nations 1945-Present
International Atomic Energy Agency - Company that goes to other countries to inspect what they are doing
INF Treaty - Reduced nuclear weapons
The START Treaties
- Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
- START I (1991)
- Largest and most complex control treaty in history
- Resulted in the removial of 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons in existence
- Expired in 2009
SORT - 2003
- Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
- Between US and Russia
- Stockpile of both deoployed and reserve nuclear weapons was to be cut in half by 2012
- The goal was achieved in 2007 for US
New START - 2011
- Signed by Obama and former Russian President Medvedev
- The number of strategic nuclear missile launchers will be reduced by half
- A new inspection and verification system will be established
- Lasts until 2021
Thursday - Work Day!
Friday - Presentations!
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