Korean War Gazette

1. Nuclear Arms Race Korean War Gazette Final Edition January 14, 1951 Volume 5, Number 1 Détente The A-Bomb M.A.D. Loremipsum dolor sit amettotamaspernatur fugit beataeaspernaturLoremipsum dolor sit ametundeaspernatur sit quasi magni sit sedexplicabodoloresdolores, sunt vitae voluptatemconsequunturutipsam quasi sedinventorequiaveritatisutvoluptatemdolores Loremipsum dolor sit ametdolores et aspernaturvoluptas dicta dicta, ipsamipsanemoperspiciatisunde error sedvoluptatemratione quae eaque quae quae, magnienimenimnatusperspiciatis quasi quiaquiaisteperspiciatisipsammagnivoluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo Loremipsum dolor sit amet quae quae, magnienimenimnatusperspiciatis quasi quiaquiaisteperspiciatisipsammagnivoluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo voluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo voluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo The H-Bomb Loremipsum dolor sit amettotamaspernatur fugit beataeaspernaturoditeosistenemo et et, dicta accusantiumquiadoloremquequia quae laudantiumquia error vitae qui Loremipsum dolor sit ametundeaspernatur sit quasi magni sit sedexplicabodoloresdolores, sunt vitae voluptatemconsequunturutipsam quasi sedinventorequiaveritatisutvoluptatemdolores Loremipsum dolor sit ametdolores et aspernaturvoluptas dicta dicta, ipsamipsanemoperspiciatisunde error sedvoluptatemratione quae eaque quae quae, magnienimenimnatusperspiciatis quasi quiaquiaisteperspiciatisipsammagnivoluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo Loremipsum dolor sit amettotamaspernatur fugit beataeaspernaturoditeosistenemo et et, dicta accusantiumquiadoloremquequia quae laudantiumquia error vitae qui Loremipsum dolor sit ametundeaspernatur sit quasi magni sit sedexplicabodoloresdolores, sunt vitae voluptatemconsequunturutipsam quasi sedinventorequiaveritatisutvoluptatemdolores Loremipsum dolor sit ametdolores et aspernaturvoluptas dicta dicta, ipsamipsanemoperspiciatisunde error sedvoluptatemratione quae eaque quae quae, magnienimenimnatusperspiciatis quasi quiaquiaisteperspiciatisipsammagnivoluptatemvoluptatem, enimipsaiste et sedquiadoloremquevoluptatemutmagnilaudantiumlaudantium vitae vitae, illomagnimagnieosaccusantiumaccusantiumperspiciatis quasi nemo WorkCited

2. The Atomic Bomb • The United States conducted two atomic bombings against Japan in the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. • 90,000-166,000 killed in Hiroshima within the first 2-4 months. • 60,000-80,000 killed in Nagasaki within the first 2-4 months. To the left is the B-29 used in Operation Cross Roads • Operation Cross Roads- a test to determine the kind of effects an atomic bomb would have on ships. • Sank five of them outright and did heavy damage to nine others. 

3. Hiroshima • The B-29 Superfortress bomber was called the Enola Gay • This was the first Atomic bomb ever dropped • It was code named Little Boy By clicking on the picture below you can see a video of the explosion that caused Hiroshima to look this way. By clicking the picture above you can access more information on the Enola Gay.

4. Nagasaki To the right is a picture of “fat man”, by clicking on this picture you can access more information on this B-29 • Was dropped in the morning of August 9, 1945 • The B-29 Superfortress, Bockscar was code-named “fat man” • It was flown by the crew of 393rd Squadron commander Major Charles W. Sweeney • Kokura was the primary target and Nagasaki the secondary target. • There were also two B-29s flying an hour ahead as weather scouts and two additional B-29s in Sweeney's flight for instrumentation and photographic support of the mission.

5. M.A.D. • Stands for Mutually Assured Destruction • Says that each side has enough nuclear power to destroy the other side. • Also if ever attacked the opposing side would be able to put out as much force if not more than needed to match the attacking side. • This MAD scenario is often referred to as nuclear deterrence. By clicking on the picture above you will access a page with more information on the cold war in which M.A.D. was discovered.

6. Détente Below is a political cartoon explaining just what Détente means, that countries agreed not to bomb other countries. Also by clicking the picture you can watch a video of exactly what Détente was trying to prevent. • Détente is the easing of strained relations, especially in a political situation. • The NATO powers and the Warsaw Pact both had pressing reasons to seek relaxation in tensions. • Building blocks of Détente -Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty -Outer Space Treaty

7. The Hydrogen Bomb By clicking on the picture to the right you will have the ability to access a web page describing what it took to make the H-bomb and other details about this phenomenon. • With the Soviets successfully testing their own nuclear weapons, the race was officially on. • A physicist at Los Alamos, Edward Teller, suggested a thermonuclear fusion bomb, or hydrogen bomb. • On Nov. 1, 1952, the U.S. detonated the world's first hydrogen bomb, code-named "Mike"

8. Works Cited • http://science.howstuffworks.com/nuclear-arms-race2.htm • http://www.cfo.doe.gov/me70/manhattan/crossroads.htm • http://www.aeragon.com/o/me/me09.html • http://www.enolagay509th.com/ • http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/cold_war.htm • http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/index.htm • http://www.warsaw-life.com/poland/warsaw-pact • http://www.oosa.unvienna.org/oosa/SpaceLaw/outerspt.html • http://www.fas.org/nuke/control/npt/ • http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Pages/2009/March%202009/0309H-Bomb.aspx