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    especially in the field of nuclear weaponry. A possibly fundamental reason why the ABM decision came up in 1969 was that ten years earlier Secretary of Defense McElroy, in dividing up the space and missile roles and missions among the three services, assigned the ABM to the Army as its only sophisticated missile program. This decision created a situation in which for many years the lives and careers of many able persons had been closely entwined with the life and fate of one single program: the Army's

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    nuclear weapons and ballistic missile defense program is a serious threat to the United States. A fully developed North Korean Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) could reach the continental United States. (Jack Kim) If North Korea conducts a test-launch of ICBM that threatens the U.S. or its allies, the U.S. will have to rely on their Terminal High Altitude Air Defense System (THAAD) to shoot the missile down with an interceptive (Jae-Soon). The THAAD is an anti-ballistic missile system developed

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    such as intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM’s) and submarine ballistic missiles (SLBM’s), which both were armed with nuclear warheads. The creation of these missiles lead to biological warfare because they were used as threats between the U.S and Russia. And knowing what treacherous effects the nuclear weapons had, both countries used that to each his advantage to scare each other. After constantly increasing their numbers of missiles being made, both the U.S and Russia had enough missiles to destroy

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    bomber force and they already used atom bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan, displaying its superiority in Nukes. The Soviet Union did not have equal amount weapons and bomber force. So, they started manufacturing rockets and intercontinental range ballistic missiles (ICBMs). Policymakers of USA felt that the diplomacy of the State Department was no longer sufficient to contain the USSR amid the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States. The National Security Council was created on

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    War II with a huge amount of strategic bomber force and they already used atom bombs in Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan. Since the Soviet Union did not have equal amount weapons and bases, they started manufacturing rockets and ballistic missiles capable of intercontinental range. Policymakers of USA felt that the diplomacy of the State Department was no longer sufficient to contain the USSR in light of the tension between the Soviet Union and the United States .The National Security Act of 1947 created

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    How Is Nixon Successful

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    prevent both sides from destabilizing the strategic relationship. Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty • Nixon participated in the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, thus diminishing the US-Soviet tension by decreasing the chances of a nuclear weapon war between USSR and the United States. • Was ratified in 1972 between the United States and USSR to limit deployment of missile systems that could be used to destroy incoming intercontinental ballistic

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