MONDAY- work on presentations
TUESDAY-
Stalin Dies 1953
Nikita Khrushchev 1953-1964
Peaceful Co-existence After 1953 - wanted peace, have 2 different countries - cold war cooled off
De-Stalinization - started to take down the statues of Stalin, put a good message out, undid some policies that Stalin did
Detente - 1970 (Easing of Tentions) - MZD - Nixon
US basically giving in that there's two worlds and that we are okay witht that
-why should be allow that, we need to get rid of communism
Mikhan Gorbachev Comes to Power in USSR -1985
-brought down the Soviet Union & communist
Perestroika and Glasnost - 1985
Perestroika- Restructing of the Soviet economy and political system
-More democracy
-Free elections
Glasnot- 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
-France, Russia, United Kingdom, China, United States, India, Pakistan, North Korea
The North Korea & Iran Nuclear Problem
North Korea last nuclear test 2017
-Kim Jong Un said on April 21, 2018 that North Korea will no longer test nuclear weapons and will shut down missles sites - He and Trump meeting soon
-The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action states "Iran reaffirms that under no circumstances will ever seek, develop of acquire nuclear weapons
-In exchange, the country will get relief from economic sanctions & permission to continue its atomic program for peaceful purposes
-President Trump hates the deal and wants to pull out of it May 12, 2018 deadline to improve it
WEDNESDAY-
JFK signing partial nuclear test ban treaty -1963
banned nuclear testing was above ground
Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -1979
-"Prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology"
-"Promote cooperation in the peacful uses of nuclear energy"
-"Further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament
Anti Ballistic Missle -1972 - US/USSR
-Limited weapons that would seek out and destory nuclear weapons once launched
-In the 1980's, President Ronald Reagan announces the Strategic Defene Initiative
-US withdraws in 2002 under George W. Bush
-Withdrew due to missle defense system
The Ballistic Missle Defense System - Program is designed to counter any nuclear missle attack on the US or allies
Salt I Treaty -US/USSR - 1972
-Salt I froze the number of strategic ballistic missle launchers at existing levels
-Limited new submarine-launched ballistic missle (SLBM)
-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
-banned below and above testing
-Singed by President Bill Clinton
-Not ratified by the Senate (We should be able to test missles if we want to)
United Nations - 19450-present (designed to keep peace in the world)
International Atomic Energy Agency - 1957
-Making sure that everyone is folling the rules (due to nuclear weapons and power)
INF Test - 1987
-USSR & US
-Eliminated nuclear & conventional ground-launched ballistic and cruise missles with intermediate ranges
-reduced amound of nuclear weapons
The START Treaties
-Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
-START I
-Largest and msot complex arms control treaty in history
-Resulted in the removal of about 80% of all strategic nuclear weapons in exsistence
-The START I Treaty expired in 2009
-Signed by Bush
SORT -2003
-Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
-Between US & Russia
-Signed by Bush
-Goal was achieved by the US in 2007
-Stockpile of both deployed and reseve nuclear weapons was to be cut in haalf by 2012
New Start -2011
-Signed by President Obama and former Russian President Medvedev
- The # 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- present presentations
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