THE ARMS RACE

THE H-BOMB

• The nuclear arms race was very important to the Cold War.
• The world changed when the USA exploded the H-bomb in 1952.

THEN AND NOW

• By 1981, USA had 8,000 ICBM’s and the USSR had 7,000 ICBM’s
• By 1981, USA had 4,000 planes capable of delivering a nuclear bomb.

THE SPACE RACE

• Beginning in the late 1950s, America and Russia wanted to put a man on the moon
• This became a huge competition between 2 Strong Superpowers.

HOW IT AFFECTS US TODAY

FUN FACTS

• 2. Total number of nuclear missiles built, 1951-present: 67,500
• 4. Number of nuclear warheads requested by the Army in 1956 and 1957: 151,000

WORK CITED

• "Arms Race." History.com. N.p., n.d. Web.