ARMS RACE

2. Idea that both sides would be destroyed if nuclear war happened.
3. Smaller nuclear weapons designed for battlefield use.
6. Period of tension between the United States and the Soviet Union after World War II.
7. Oppenheimer Scientist who helped lead the Manhattan Project.
11. Bomb Extremely powerful nuclear weapon stronger than an atomic bomb.
12. Series of Soviet missiles developed during the Cold War.
15. Small nuclear weapon system used by the U.S. Army.
17. Agreements between the U.S. and USSR to limit nuclear weapons.
19. A type of American nuclear missile used during the Cold War.
20. Competition between the U.S. and Soviet Union to achieve advances in space exploration.

1. Defense program announced by President Ronald Reagan in 1983, nicknamed “Star Wars.”
4. Top-secret U.S. project that developed the first atomic bomb.
5. Long-range missile designed to carry nuclear weapons across continents.
8. Severe global climate effects that could happen after a nuclear war.
9. Spread of nuclear weapons and technology to more countries.
10. U.S. tactical rocket capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
13. 1968 agreement aimed at limiting the spread of nuclear weapons.
14. U.S. nuclear missile system capable of launching quickly.
16. Weapons that use nuclear reactions to create massive explosions.
18. Competition between countries to build more and stronger weapons.