Which sentence most clearly describes how the arms race contributed to
tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold
War?
A. Each country tried to be the first to detonate an atomic weapon
and achieve a decisive military victory to end the war.
B. The countries competed to stockpile vast stores of weapons in
order to prove how severely they could harm each other in war
C. The countries wanted to prove their technological strength by
showing that they could make major advances in space.
D. The countries lent support to foreign military conflicts in order to
advance their own interests worldwide.
