LEO WANG

The Arms Race

The Arms Race and it’s impacts
 TIMELINE

1945: The first U.S. Atomic bomb

1949: The first Soviet Union Atomic bomb
1952: The first U.S. Hydrogen bomb
1953: The first Soviet Union hydrogen bomb
1957: The discovery of the ICBM, standing for Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.
1970: the discovery of the MIRV, standing for the Multiple Independent Re-entry Vehicles.
The Main Leaders

Leader of US:
Dwight Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles

Leader of USSR:
Nikita Khrushchev
Nuclear Weapons
 Atomic Bombs

Atomic bombs, known by it’s large explosion and damage done to its
surroundings. These were one of the first weapons that they competed
with each other. The US made the first atomic bomb in 1945, and then the
USSR made it is 1949. These weapons could destroy a city in just a few
seconds, and just by exploding one could effect the land there to be toxic
for centuries.
Hydrogen Bombs
With even higher explosion levels and damage, the
hydrogen bomb was then discovered by the US in
1952, and soon replicated by the USSR in 1953.
This bomb was known to be even more scary and
more dangerous. This bomb was more powerful
than the atomic bomb, making it widely chosen to
scare away the enemy during the arms war.
ICBM & MIRV
ICBM stands for Intercontinental Ballistic
Missile, it was invented in 1957, and was then
widely used as a weapon that could target the
enemy without having to fly there. Then, the
MIRV, standing for Multiple Independent Re-
entry Vehicles, was invented in 1970. These had
separate warheads, meaning that it could effect
different areas just by firing one MIRV. These
could also fire at a very difference place and hit
targets from different continents. These had one
bad thing about them, they waste a lot of material
while gliding through the air.

Definitions:
Warhead: The explosive head of a missile.
The impact on normal citizens
Impact on Children

Children were shown films and cartoons of a

turtle named Bert, teaching them how to duck
and cover when facing a nuclear attack. This was
very scary for the little children and brought bad
memories to children living at that time. They
were taught how to “duck and cover” under their
school tables and telling them how to “survive” a
nuclear attack.
 Shelters

Nuclear shelters was very important for every family during the arms
race. They had to keep their essentials in their shelter for them to
survive a nuclear attack. These were everywhere and almost every
house had one. Children and adults were taught when to hide in their
shelters and when to come out. They were shadowed by fright and the
devastating thoughts that war would broke out any time.
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