WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Development of the arms race This led to a race between the two superpowers to amass the most powerful nuclear weapons with the most effective delivery systems. In 1953, both the USA and the USSR were testing hydrogen bombs and it appeared to the Americans that the Soviets had caught up technologically.

Detailed explanation-2: -To help discourage Soviet communist expansion, the United States built more atomic weaponry. But in 1949, the Soviets tested their own atomic bomb, and the Cold War nuclear arms race was on.

Detailed explanation-3: -arms race, a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries. The term is often used quite loosely to refer to any military buildup or spending increases by a group of countries. The competitive nature of this buildup often reflects an adversarial relationship.

Detailed explanation-4: -How does the concept of competition relate to the arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War? The two nations wanted to best one another in the development and stockpiling of nuclear weapons, which drove the competition between them.