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ENCYCLOPEDIA

OF WORLD PROBLEMS

AND HUMAN POTENTIAL

  2. Global strategies
  3. Using nuclear weapons

Using nuclear weapons

  • Deploying atomic weapons

Implementation

Since the first use of nuclear weapons in the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945, there have been 40 instances in which atomic weapons were almost used, the Cuban missile crisis being only one such instance.

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Metadata

Database
Global strategies
Type
(G) Very specific strategies
Subject
  • Defence » Arms
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    Language
    English
    Last update
    Dec 3, 2024