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7 pages in length. The history of Cold War arms control is comprised of myriad elements, scores of political dignitaries and spans a number of years. With such grand and far-reaching components to the issue of disarmament, it is important for the student to address such topics as the Baruch plan, the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction, SALT I, SALT II, the ABM treaties, "flexible response" and European reaction, the French bid for leadership, Willi Brandt's Ostpolitik, Nixon's China Game, MBFR, Helsinki, the INF treaty and Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative. Bibliography lists 12 sources.
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of disarmament, it is important for the student to address such topics as the Baruch plan, the principle of Mutually Assured Destruction, SALT I, SALT II, the ABM treaties, "flexible
response" and European reaction, the French bid for leadership, Willi Brandts Ostpolitik, Nixons China Game, MBFR, Helsinki, the INF treaty and Reagans Strategic Defense Initiative.
In spite of the fact that the Cold Wars demise acknowledged that both America and Russia possess considerable political strength, there has still remained an unsettled climate between
the two nations ever since. As one dominant player to another, Russia was not ready nor willing to relinquish its struggle for more power over the United States, who
was compelled to determine "where its own national interests lie" (The End of the Cold War) in the interest of bringing a closer bond between Russia and America.
From the Baruch Plan to President Reagans Strategic Defense Initiative, the issue of disarmament has weighed heavy upon the hearts and minds of every world
leader. Bernard M. Baruch, American representative of the U.N. Atomic Energy Commission, presented a choice "between life and death " (Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister) in 1946 that required
immediate attention. Proposing that atomic energy be placed under international control, his speech brought to light that if this was not to happen, the choice would ultimately be made
by default and it would not be a beneficial one for mankind. As history would inevitably reflect, this bold move was initially supported but ultimately defeated as the Atomic
Energy Commission steadily lost influence. "...On August 29, 1949, the U.S.S.R. successfully detonated an atomic warhead, setting off the nuclear arms race" (Clement Attlee, British Prime Minister).
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