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== ਖਾਸ ਦਸਤਾਵੇਜ਼ ==
* [[Franck Report]]: [[June 11]], [[1945]]. Recommended that the [[United States]] either a) keep its atomic discoveries secret for an indefinite time, or b) develop nucleonic armaments at such a pace that no other nation would think of attacking first from fear of overwhelming retaliation. Also proposed that a demonstration of the "new weapon" be made before the eyes of representatives of all of the [[United Nations]], on a barren island or desert.
* [[Potsdam Declaration]]: [[July 26]], [[1945]]. A formal statement issued by [[Harry S. Truman]] ([[US]]), [[Winston Churchill]] ([[United Kingdom]]), and [[Chiang Kai-Shek]] ([[China]]) which outlined the terms for a [[Japanese Instrument of Surrender|Japanese surrender]].
* [[Baruch Plan]]: [[1946]]. A proposal by the U.S. to the [[United Nations]] [[Atomic Energy Commission]] (AEC) to a) extend between all nations the exchange of basic scientific information for peaceful ends; b) implement control of atomic energy to the extent necessary to ensure its use only for peaceful purposes; c) eliminate from national armaments atomic weapons and all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction; and d) establish effective safeguards by way of inspection and other means to protect complying States against the hazards of violations and evasions. When the Soviet Union was the only member State who refused to sign, the US embarked on a massive nuclear weapons testing, development, and deployment program.
* [[George F. Kennan]]: [[1946]]/[[1947]]. The Long Telegram and The '''[[X Article]]''', formally titled "'''The Sources of Soviet Conduct'''. The article describes the concepts that would become the bedrock of American Cold War policy and was published in ''[[Foreign Affairs]]'' in 1947. The article was an expansion of a well-circulated top secret [[State Department]] cable called the [[X Article]] and became famous for setting forth the doctrine of [[containment]]. Though the article was signed [[pseudonym]]ously by "X," it was well known at the time that the true author was Kennan, the [[Subordinate#Social hierarchies|deputy]] chief of mission of the [[United States]] to the Soviet Union from 1944 to 1946, under [[ambassador]] [[W. Averell Harriman]].
* [[Paul Nitze]] [[April 14]], [[1950]]: '''NSC-68''' was a [[classified information|classified]] report written by and issued by the [[United States National Security Council]]. The report outlined the [[National Security Strategy of the United States]] for that time and provided a comprehensive analysis of the capabilities of the [[Soviet Union]] and of the [[United States of America]] from military, economic, political, and psychological standpoints. NSC-68's principal thesis was that the Soviet Union intended to become the single dominant world power. The report argued that the [[Soviet Union]] had a systematic strategy aimed at the spread of Communism across the entire world, and it recommended that the United States government adopt a policy of [[containment]] to stop the further spread of [[Communism]]. NSC-68 outlined a drastic [[foreign policy]] shift from defensive to active containment and advocated aggressive military preparedness. NSC-68 would shape government actions in the [[Cold War]] for the next 20 years and has subsequently been labeled the "blueprint" for the Cold War.
* [[McCloy-Zorin Accords]]: [[1961]]. Conceived by [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] and [[John F. Kennedy]], the agreement established a foundation or "roadmap" for all future negotiations between the superpowers with regard to general [[disarmament]].
* Partial or [[Limited Test Ban Treaty]] (PTBT/LTBT): 1963. Also put forth by Kennedy; banned nuclear tests in the atmosphere, underwater and in space. However, neither France nor China (both Nuclear Weapon States) signed.
* [[Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty]] (NPT): 1968. Established the U.S., [[USSR, U.K., [[France]], and [[China]] as five "Nuclear-Weapon States." Non-Nuclear Weapon states were prohibited from (among other things) possessing, manufacturing, or acquiring nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices. All 187 signatories were committed to the goal of (eventual) nuclear disarmament.
* [[Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty]] (ABM): [[1972]]. Entered into between the U.S. and USSR to limit the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems used in defending areas against missile-delivered nuclear weapons; ended by the US in [[2002]].
* [[Strategic Arms Limitation Talks|Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties]] I & II (SALT I & II): [[1972]] / [[1979]]. Limited the growth of US and Soviet missile arsenals.
* [[Prevention of Nuclear War Agreement]]: [[1973]]. Committed the U.S. and USSR to consult with one another during conditions of nuclear confrontation.
* [[Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty]] (INF): [[1987]]. Eliminated tactical ("battlefield") nuclear devices and GLCMs from [[Europe]].
* [[Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty]] I (START I): 1991. This was signed by [[George H. W. Bush]] and [[Mikhail Gorbachev]]; reduced the numbers of U.S. and [[Soviet]] long-range missiles and nuclear warheads from 10,000 per side to 6,000 per side.
* [[Mutual Detargeting Treaty]] (MDT): [[1994]]. U.S. and [[Russia]]n missiles no longer automatically target the other country; nuclear forces are no longer operated in a manner that presumes that the two nations are adversaries.
* [[Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty]] (CTBT) [[1996]]. Prohibits all nuclear test explosions in all environments; was signed by 71 States (US is not signatory).
* [[Strategic Arms Reductions Treaty]] II ([[START II]]): [[2000]]. Will reduce the numbers of U.S. and Russian long-range missiles and nuclear warheads from 6,000 per side to 3,500-3,000 per side. ([[START III]] proposed for [[2007]]).
* [[Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty]] ([[Moscow Treaty]]): [[2002]]. Established bilateral strategic nuclear arms reductions and a new "strategic nuclear framework"; also invited all countries to adopt non-proliferation principles aimed at preventing terrorists, or those that harbored them, from acquiring or developing all types of [[WMD]]'s and related materials, equipment, and tech.
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