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Because there was no true defense against nuclear weapons.
Once both sides had nuclear weapons, the only way to "protect" themselves from the other side was to have so many more nuclear weapons that even if their enemies used all of their nuclear weapons, there would still be nuclear weapons to shoot back with. That way, nobody would use nuclear weapons, because they could never actually "win" that way. This thought process was referred to as Mutually Assured Destruction, or MAD.
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How did the nuclear arms race affect the course of the cold war?
The nuclear arms race was the core of the cold war.
Other names for the cold war?
The Space Race And The Arms Race
What were three things about the cold war?
arms race, space race, Nixon, Truman, Vietnam war, Korean war
What were the main features of the arms race?
Nuclear arms race was where Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were
What situation developed as a result of the arms race during the Cold War?
The United States and the Soviet Union developed the ability to completely destroy each other.
What was a result of the cold war?
Military technology; the arms race.
How did the nuclear arms race affect the course of the cold war?
The nuclear arms race was the core of the cold war.
What ended the arms race?
The Arms Race ended with the end of the cold war and the breakup of the USSR. The nuclear arms race came about during the Cold War.
What was gained from the cold war?
Cold War=Arms Race (new weapons)
Was the war of words be referred to 1 the arms race 2 the space race 3 cold war 4 coexistence?
Cold war.
Other names for the cold war?
The Space Race And The Arms Race
Was the cold war an air battle?
The cold war was not a war at all; it was a military stand-off, an arms race.
What were three things about the cold war?
arms race, space race, Nixon, Truman, Vietnam war, Korean war
What was the method of conflict in the cold war?
Nuclear weapons arms race
What were the main features of the arms race?
Nuclear arms race was where Cold War was going with the belief that the more nuclear weapons you had, the more powerful you were
What happened cold war?
Arms race.& USA chase #communistes#!(hoover)
What did the US build during the cold war?
Weapons during the arms race.
