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bombs eredropped n Hiroshima Nagasaki,apann 1945.
' Nuclearweaponrecategorized,longwithchemical,biological radiologicalevices, s a weapons f massdestruction.
. Competitionn hebuildingf nuclear eapons asveryclosely ied o the coldwarbetweenhe UnitedStatesand heSovietUnionand hetheorcticalmodels elatingo deterrencethatwerebuiltduring hat ime reflect he bipolar ompetitionbetweenhe wo suoeroowers.
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. Twoof most mportant istinctions re betweenissionandthermonuclear eapons nd betweenactical nd strategicweapons.
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destroy n enemy's uclearorces.f a disarmingstrike s successful,heenemy tatewillnotutterlydestroyed utwlllbe mi)itarilye)p)esscompelledo negotiate peace n hedisarmer'sterms.
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there s noguaranteehat heywillbe continuetn ha annl iaahla
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. Nuclear eterrence no nuclear rmed tateshasgone owar.
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. Deterrence ayprove nreliablen he uture.Deterrencetheorieshat weredevelopedn the context f strugglebetweenhe UnitedStates& the SovietUnionmavDroveto be napplicableo other owcr uch s Nor:hKorba
lran.. Strategiculturenfluenceowa country ses tsnuclear
arsenal or deterrence nd/orwar ighting.. Ballistic issile efenses illbe mportantactorn nuclear
decision akingn he uture, nd heexistencef B[,4Dmaydiscourageome ountriesromatiemptingo acquirenuclear eapons.