The story "US Relation with Russia (1945) - Part 3" picks up where the previous chapter left off. The world was in a state of high tension, and the competition between the United States and Russia continued to escalate. The United States and Russia were both determined to stay ahead in the space race, and the Soviet Union's launch of Sputnik had shocked the world. The American public was also becoming increasingly concerned about the possibility of a nuclear war with the Soviet Union.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower had succeeded Truman as President of the United States, and he was determined to find a way to ease tensions with the Soviet Union. He believed that the best way to achieve this was through diplomacy, and he appointed a new Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, who shared his views.