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page 1Deterrence theory during the Cold War

Stanislav Petrov
officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks
two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union
deterrence theory
military strategy during the Cold War with regard to the use of nuclear weapons
Project A119
secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force aiming to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon
balance of terror
Cold War policy of tenuous peace
Force de dissuasion
French nuclear deterrence force
Baruch Plan
proposed U.S. atomic energy plan following World War II by Bernard Baruch
NATO Double-Track Decision
Armament resolution by NATO