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{| |- | The arms race was a big indicator of the Cold War. Both sides wanted to insure domination over the other in the event of war. Both the US/Nato and Soviet Union/Soviet Bloc attempted to create a stockpile of weapons that could overwhelm the other side. There were enough nuclear weapons to destroy all life on Earth many times over at the end of the hostilities. |}

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