The Space Race: Sputnik ICBM's
(ICBM) Inter-Continental Ballistic Missle
MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry vehicles)
Nuclear Submarines
M.A.D (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Pre-emptive Strike
SAC (Strategic Air Command) planes flying 24 hours a day
MIRV (Multiple Independently Targeted Re-entry vehicles)
Nuclear Submarines
M.A.D (Mutually Assured Destruction)
Pre-emptive Strike
SAC (Strategic Air Command) planes flying 24 hours a day
Summary
The USSR and United States had a competitive relationship, and the two nations contended on who could make it into space first. A number of tactical strategies technological advancements in the militaristic sense were made which included: MIRV's (multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles), nuclear submarines, M.A.D (mutually assured destruction), as well as the pre-emptive strike. Lastly, the Strategic Air Command (SAC) idea was formed where planes were flown 24 hours a day.