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After World War II ended, what effect did the development of the atomic bomb have on the world?

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It was used by the US as a show of force not only to Japan, but to the Soviet Union as well, which led the Soviets to quickly develop their own atomic bomb. And thus, the nuclear arms race began between the USA and the USSR.
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