Sputnik What could Soviet superiority in space mean for the US Context Where are we at October 4 1957 US technologically dominant Object PS1 Used an ICBM 84 kilograms What happened up to this point ID: 621270
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By Michael Patton and Wilson Lee
Sputnik
What could Soviet superiority in space mean for the US?Slide2
Context
Where are we at?October 4, 1957U.S. technologically dominant
.Object PS1Used an ICBM84 kilograms
What happened up to this point?
East Germany Uprising
Korean War
Hungarian RevolutionSlide3
Threat Analysis
ICBM missile
Advanced
space-age weapons
Advanced spying technologySlide4
Action/Response
What options are on the table?Do nothingTell the public
Increase funding Try to compete Build bomb shelters
Why should the president choose one option over the others?
Increase funding for education and missile programs
Try to compete with the SovietsSlide5
Bibliography
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Lishock. "launch of Sputnik." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. ABC- CLIO, 2014. Web. 8 Mar. 2014.
Danzer
, Gerald A., Ph. D., et al. "The
Cold
War Takes to the Skies." The Americans
. By Gerald A. Danzer, Ph.D. et al. Vol. 1. Evanston: McDougal Littell, 2000. 788. Print.