Cold war

Cold war

The Cold war(1947-1991) was a period of military and political tension between the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc dominated by the USSR. Military conflict was avoided because the use of nuclear weapons would mean mutually assured destruction.

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Massive retaliation

Military; Cold war

Eisenhower's military doctrine of threatening a full nuclear retaliatory response to any perceived aggression against U. S. Interests; later replaced by flexible response because of its lack of ...

Berlin Airlift

Military; Cold war

The supply of vital necessities to West Berlin by U. S. Aircraft from June 1948 through September 1949. The Soviets had hoped to force Allied abandonment of the city by establishing a water and land ...

B-1(B) bomber

Military; Cold war

Manned U. S. Intercontinental bomber. programme cancelled by Carter Administration but resurrected under Reagan with redesigned aircraft known as B-1B.

Anti-ballistic missile system (ABM)

Military; Cold war

The ABM missiles were targeted at incoming missiles. Deployment limited by 1972 ABM Treaty.

Man in Space

Military; Cold war

National Historic Landmark theme study to document and preserve relics and resources of the NASA space program.

Jupiter Missile

Military; Cold war

An early American IRBM. A squadron was removed quid pro quo to de-escalate the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Iron curtain

Military; Cold war

Term first used by Winston Churchill to describe the political barrier which had been erected between the East and West and the creation of spheres of influence.