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Cold War Nuclear Arms Race

Virginia Commonwealth University instructor Christopher Saladino talked about the competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union (USSR) to… read more

Virginia Commonwealth University instructor Christopher Saladino talked about the competition between the U.S and the Soviet Union (USSR) to build advanced nuclear weaponry. He described the concept of Mutually Assured Destruction which, he argued, kept the U.S. and the USSR from escalating to open war since both countries possessed enough nuclear weapons to destroy the other. close

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Cold War Nuclear Arms Race

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Program ID:
321744-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Richmond, Virginia, United States
First Aired:
Dec 20, 2014 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Aug 15, 2015 | 5:32am EDT | C-SPAN 3

Airing Details

  • Dec 20, 2014 | 8:00pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 20, 2014 | 10:10pm EST | C-SPAN RADIO
  • Dec 21, 2014 | 12:02am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 28, 2014 | 12:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 14, 2015 | 8:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 14, 2015 | 11:32pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 15, 2015 | 2:32am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 15, 2015 | 5:32am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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