Middlebury

HIST 0465

Nuclear Cold War

Nuclear Cold War: Americans, Soviets and the Fate of the World
Fears of nuclear Armageddon gripped the world after 1945. How is it that nuclear war never broke out by the time the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991? This course traces the complex relationship between nuclear security, international relations, and domestic politics through the initial development of nuclear weapons, Cold War arms race, emergence of independent Russia, and contemporary tensions. How did shifting social and political environments shape nuclear security concerns? Why, despite the end of the ideological Cold War, did the early 21st century witness the collapse of bilateral arms control and nonproliferation cooperation between Russia and the USA? This course is part of the Public Humanities Labs Initiative administered by the Axinn Center for the Humanities. (Counts for HSMT credit)
Subject:
History
Department:
History
Division:
Humanities
Requirements Fulfilled:
CMP EUR HIS

Sections

Fall 2023

HIST0465A-F23 Seminar (Mitchell)

Spring 2022

HIST0465A-S22 Seminar (Mitchell)