The events that led to the intensification of the cold war

October 4, 1957, is a landmark date in the history of science and technology. On that day, the Soviet Union launched a rocket that put the world's first artificial satellite into orbit. "Sputnik 1"For Americans, Sputnik carried a grim message. It went far beyond the prestige the Soviets gained in the eyes of smaller nations that saw it as a communist victory over the West. If they had a rocket that could launch a satellite into orbit, what could stop them from building an ICBM that could deliver a nuclear bomb? Cuban Missile Crisis

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