1. Good Morning!!!! 1.NVC 2.HOT ROC: Korean War 3.Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War Essential Question: What threat did nuclear weapons pose during the Cold War?

2. HOT ROC: Korean War Which textbook do you find the most trustworthy? Why?

3. Why not a “Hot” War? Brinkmanship: willingness to go to the brink of war without going over the edge – “ready to go to war to keep the peace” Result of an nuclear arms race – Competition to produce the most and the best nukes

4. Threat of Global Destruction Deterrence: strategy to create a nuclear arsenal so deadly your enemy will not dare to attack you – Mutually Assured Destruction (MAD): neither side willing to actually fight – Hydrogen Bomb (H- Bomb): a new more powerful type of nuke

5. Fission vs. Fusion Atom Bomb (Fission) Hydrogen Bomb (Fusion)

6. Nuclear Detonations Nuclear tests common during the Cold War – Bikini Atoll – Nevada Test Site 2000+ nuclear weapons detonated between 1945-today – http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8 Vg http://www.youtube.co m/watch?v=_W_lLhBt8 Vg

8. Atomic Artillery http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=QsB83fAtNQE http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=QsB83fAtNQE

9. Operation Crossroads http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjmsU48 TSc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvjmsU48 TSc

10. The Baker Event http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=gYbVQY0cBWk http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=gYbVQY0cBWk

11. Castle Bravo http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=T2I66dHbSRA http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=play er_embedded&v=T2I66dHbSRA

12. Tsar Bomb http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg9wbHfv oDM http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg9wbHfv oDM