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The Manhattan Project Begins
Scientists declared that they wanted to use nuclear weapons for military purposes starting the Manhattan Project. -
The Trinity Test on Los Alamos
At 5:30 A.M., the first trinity test to occur happens in the Los Alamos. Oppenheimer was the first to discover and test this out, naming it "Trinity" inspired by the poetry of John Doanne, and American poet. -
Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
The bombing of Hiroshima occurred, the first nuclear bomb dropped on a global scale, and devastated many Japans, many of whom were civilians. Three days later, Nagasaki was bombed as well. -
First Soviet Bomb
President Truman announces the explosion of the first Soviet atomic bomb. -
NATO is established
The North Atlantic Treaty establishes NATO, a military alliance aimed at protecting Western nations from the Soviet bloc. -
Britain joins the Nuclear Arms Race
Britain announces that it will develop thermonuclear devices. -
First Successful Launch of ICBM
The Soviet Union announces their first successful launch of an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) -
Cuban Missile Crisis
October 16 - 29
The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. The U.S. discovers that the Soviet Union is supplying nuclear weapons to Cuba. The U.S. blockades Cuba for thirteen days while President John F. Kennedy and Premier Nikita Khrushchev work out a deal in which the Soviet Union publicly removes its missiles from Cuba and the U.S. privately removes missiles from Turkey. The crisis brings the two nation almost to the point of nuclear warfare. -
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT)
Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) opens in Vienna, where the nations met to talk about limiting nuclear weaponry.
