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Soviets Get Da Bomb

Soviets Get Da Bomb. Anna Fredette and Caroline Kelly. Context. Stalin got a letter from Flyorov urging him to start research because allies have Research and development program began during WWII after discovering the American, British, and Canadian’s programs.

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Soviets Get Da Bomb

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  1. Soviets Get Da Bomb Anna Fredette and Caroline Kelly

  2. Context Stalin got a letter from Flyorov urging him to start research because allies have Research and development program began during WWII after discovering the American, British, and Canadian’s programs. Research directed by Igor Kurchatov “One way to prevent a nuclear war was to make sure no country had a monopoly on a bomb.” NUCLAR ARMS RACE-supremacy in nuclear warfare between the US and the soviet union during the cold war

  3. Threat to the US Fuchs, a theoretical physicist in the US and a spy for the soviet union, passes US atomic bomb secrets to the soviets This adds to the chaos and fear of communism in the US If the Soviets have the same nuclear power the US does we have no advantage if we ever go to war. Even match

  4. Actions/Response August 29th 1949 soviets exploded atomic bomb US was shocked and angry Truman reevaluated US power in the world Called for the US to build up nuclear weapon power to stop the spread of communism and soviet influence Accuse Fuchs of treason

  5. Bibliography Burr, William. "U.S. Intelligence and the Detection of the First Soviet Nuclear Test, September 1949." U.S. Intelligence and the Detection of the First Soviet Nuclear Test, September 1949. N.p., 22 Sept. 2009. Web. Grant, L. "Klaus Fuchs (1911 - 1988)." Klaus Fuchs. N.p., 15 Feb. 2010. Web. Holmes, Marian Smith. "History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Smithsonian." History, Travel, Arts, Science, People, Places | Smithsonian. N.p., 20 Apr. 2009. Web. Ketter, Charles. "Soviets Explode Atomic Bomb." History.com. A&E Television Networks, May 2012. Web. Trueman, Chris. "The Nuclear Arms Race." The Nuclear Arms Race. N.p., 3 Oct. 2011. Web.

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