Middlebury

HIST0465A-F23

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)
Course Reference Number (CRN):
92367
Subject Code:
HIST
Course Number:
0465
Section Identifier:
A

Course

HIST 0465

All Sections in Fall 2023

Fall 2023

HIST0465A-F23 Seminar (Mitchell)