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27 October, 15:32

Why did the United States and the Soviet Union have to proceed more carefully in international affairs after both developed nuclear weapons?

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  1. 27 October, 16:12
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    The world has changed a great deal in the last decade and a half. The Cold War stand-off

    with the Soviet Union is over, and Russia is no longer an ideological adversary. The

    United States has made historic reductions in its operationally deployed strategic nuclear

    forces and plans to reduce them to a level of 1,700 to 2,200 by 2012, as called for by the

    Moscow Treaty. The U. S. has also greatly reduced its non-strategic nuclear forces and

    the total nuclear warhead stockpile. These significant nuclear reductions are fully

    warranted in the new security environment.

    The United States continues to maintain nuclear forces for two fundamental reasons.

    First, the international security environment remains dangerous and unpredictable, and

    has grown more complicated since the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Political

    intentions can change overnight and technical surprises can be expected. Second, nuclear

    weapons continue to play unique roles in supporting U. S. national security. Although not

    suited for every 21st century challenge, nuclear weapons remain an essential element in

    modern strategy.
  2. 27 October, 17:57
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    Because they didn't want the other to get spooked and send a nuke towards the other in response.
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