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Cold War (1946-1991):
An Overview
• There is an Iron Curtain falling down all around
Eastern Europe.”
-Winston Churchill
(March 1946)
Cold War (1946-1991)
• The Cold War was a continuing conflict between the Soviet
Union and the United States that took place following the end of
World War II.
• Although the two countries never directly clashed with one
another, they frequently showed aggression through other
countries (Korea, Cuba, Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc.) during
this time period.
• The main byproduct of the Cold War was an immense buildup
of Nuclear Weapons.
Cold War (1946-1991)
Participants:
Soviet Union:
United States:
Allies:
Warsaw Pact
NATO
Government
System:
Communists
Democracy
Economic
System:
Socialism
“State Owned”
Business
Capitalism
“Private Owned”
Business
Supporters:
Eastern
Europe
Western
Europe
U.S. Nuclear Weapons Program
1. Cost of Manhattan Project (A-Bomb): $20 Billion (1945)
2. $ paid by the U.S. to countries for damage caused by our
Nuclear Testing program: $2.1 Billion
3. Total Cost of Nuclear Weapons Program: $5.8 Trillion
4. Annual Spending on Nuclear Weapons: $35.1 Billion
5. First and Last Nuclear Test in U.S.:
 July 16, 1945 = “Trinity”
 September 23, 1992 = “Divider”
6. Number of Nuclear Tests in the U.S.: 1,031
 In Nevada (911)
 Elsewhere (120)
7. States with largest number of Nuclear Weapons:

New Mexico, Georgia, Washington, and Nevada
Today’s Nuclear World
Nuclear Weapons Countries: China, France, Russia, GB, US
Other Nuclear Weapons Countries: India, Pakistan, N. Korea
Other States Believed to have Weapons: Israel
States Suspected of having Nuclear Weapons Program: Iran
and Syria
Today’s Nuclear World
U.S. Nuclear Warheads = 32,000 (Height)
U.S. Nuclear Warheads = 9,000 (Today)
Russia Nuclear Warheads = 45,000 (Height)
Russia Nuclear Warheads = 11,000 (Today)