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Truman's proposal and the Soviet counter proposal during the Cold War
42:56 - 54:12 (11:16)
After President Truman's speech to Congress in 1945 proposing international agreements on the control of nuclear weapons, the Soviet Union presented a counter proposal to have complete disarmament across all nations instead. This was one of the factors that led to the Cold War, which many historians believed was characterized by the existence of atomic and thermonuclear weapons.
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A discussion on the origins of nuclear non-proliferation, including President Truman's speech to Congress in 1945 proposing international agreements to renunciate atomic weapons and the concept of centralizing uranium and plutonium under international security.
42:56 - 45:53 (02:57)
Summary
A discussion on the origins of nuclear non-proliferation, including President Truman's speech to Congress in 1945 proposing international agreements to renunciate atomic weapons and the concept of centralizing uranium and plutonium under international security.
ChapterTruman's proposal and the Soviet counter proposal during the Cold War
EpisodeShow 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The US and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race during the Cold War, with the US proposing a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons, but with the catch of ensuring all other countries had renounced them and strict measures to make sure no country was cheating, which the Soviet Union believed was just a way to extend the US's monopoly on atomic weapons.
45:53 - 49:59 (04:06)
Summary
The US and the Soviet Union engaged in a nuclear arms race during the Cold War, with the US proposing a plan to eliminate nuclear weapons, but with the catch of ensuring all other countries had renounced them and strict measures to make sure no country was cheating, which the Soviet Union believed was just a way to extend the US's monopoly on atomic weapons.
ChapterTruman's proposal and the Soviet counter proposal during the Cold War
EpisodeShow 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The US had atomic weapons that could prevent the advancement of the Red Army during WWII, but the weapons were held hostage.
49:59 - 51:58 (01:59)
Summary
The US had atomic weapons that could prevent the advancement of the Red Army during WWII, but the weapons were held hostage. The US lacked an army to support the use of its weapons against the Germans.
ChapterTruman's proposal and the Soviet counter proposal during the Cold War
EpisodeShow 59 - (Blitz) The Destroyer of Worlds
PodcastDan Carlin's Hardcore History
The 1930s saw fascism, communism and the democratic free market West competing with each other, much like religion played a role in the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries, occupying unwilling populations and leading to a time of great uncertainty.
51:58 - 54:12 (02:14)
Summary
The 1930s saw fascism, communism and the democratic free market West competing with each other, much like religion played a role in the wars of the 16th and 17th centuries, occupying unwilling populations and leading to a time of great uncertainty.