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What country acquired atomic weapons next after the United States?

a. China
b. France
c. North Korea
d. The Soviet Union

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d) The Soviet Union

This is part of the cause of the Cold War.

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It was the Soviet Union that acquired atomic weapons next after the United States, which became a major issue during the Cold War, immediately after World War II. 
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