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The Use Of Technology During The Cold War

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Another result of WWII was the use of technology during it and during the cold war. The first atomic bomb that were dropped were by the U.S on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. These weapons changed the characteristics of warfare and international relations up to this day. The cold war was identified by a nuclear standoff between the U.S and the USSR. Terrorist threatening to use nuclear weapons has become a major global truth. Another use of technology that has impacted us majorly is the jet aircraft. It was invented before the war but became practical during the war. The first jet to fly was the Heinkel He 178 which flew in 1939. But the first operational fighter was the Messerschmit ME-262 which was in service from 1944. The years after the war were

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