Question

What was the major motivator of the arms race during the cold war

Answer 1

John Swift examines a vital element of the Cold War and assesses the motives of the Superpowers. The destruction of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American atomic weapons in August 1945 began an arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union.

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Answer 2

Both the Soviet Union and the United States worried that the other would build up a larger nuclear arsenal.