To achieve military superiority over the opposing superpower

To promote peace and cooperation between the superpowers

To develop new technologies for space exploration

To establish a global network of military alliances

The development of the atomic bomb

The launch of the first artificial satellite

The invention of the transistor

The creation of the internet

The belief that both superpowers would refrain from using nuclear weapons due to the devastating consequences

The idea that a nuclear attack would trigger an immediate retaliation, resulting in the annihilation of both sides

The assumption that nuclear weapons would deter aggression and maintain peace

The notion that nuclear weapons could be used for limited strikes without causing widespread destruction

The Cuban Missile Crisis

The signing of the Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty (SALT I)

The launch of Sputnik by the Soviet Union

The detonation of the hydrogen bomb by the United States

To limit the production and deployment of nuclear weapons

To promote economic cooperation between the superpowers

To establish a global network of arms control agreements

To facilitate the peaceful resolution of international conflicts

Ronald Reagan

John F. Kennedy

Richard Nixon

Jimmy Carter

Its potential to destabilize the strategic balance of power

Its high cost and technological feasibility

Its impact on the environment and natural resources

Its violation of international arms control agreements

The fall of the Berlin Wall

The dissolution of the Soviet Union

The signing of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

The collapse of the Warsaw Pact

It stimulated economic growth and technological innovation

It led to a decline in global trade and investment

It caused a severe economic recession in both superpowers

It resulted in a global financial crisis

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

The United Nations Security Council

The World Trade Organization (WTO)

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)

To prevent the spread of nuclear weapons to non-nuclear-weapon states

To promote nuclear disarmament among nuclear-weapon states

To establish a global network of nuclear-free zones

To facilitate the peaceful use of nuclear energy for all countries

The United States

The Soviet Union

The United Kingdom

France

To reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons possessed by both superpowers

To establish a global network of nuclear-free zones

To promote the peaceful use of nuclear energy

To facilitate the resolution of regional conflicts

The United States

The Soviet Union

China

North Korea

To further reduce the number of strategic nuclear weapons possessed by both superpowers

To promote nuclear disarmament among non-nuclear-weapon states

To establish a global network of nuclear-free zones

To facilitate the peaceful resolution of international conflicts