Albert Einstein 1879-1955

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on Japan twice, The Soviet Union
developed their own nuclear weapon. The Arms Race was on. Suddenly both
countries expended large amounts of resources on making these bombs useful in
combat. Three hundred billion U.S. dollars2 were spent to ignite this project
and produce only a small number of functional bombs. The Soviet Union was
thought to have spent about equal amounts.

By the late 1950's what we now know as the Cold War erupted. Nuclear Holocaust
seemed inevitable. Tensions between the Communists and the States reached
monumental highs. The whole United States suddenly went into a panic mode that
would stay resident until the 1980's. Children on the first day of a new year
of school were taught where the fallout shelter was. Instead of swimming pools,
people would purchase subterranean bunkers to protect them from the radiation
and chaos that was expected to follow the attack. Both sides of this war
scrambled to better their strategic location of missiles. All to ...

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