What Was the Key Characteristic of the Nuclear Arms Race

question 29

Multiple Choice

What was the key characteristic of the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union that makes it applicable to the Prisoner's Dilemma?

• A)Each side had real incentives to cheat in order to spend less money.
• B)Each side wanted to collaborate in order to keep from blowing up the world in a nuclear war.
• C)Each side had an incentive to cheat in order to maintain superiority over the other.
• D)The United States provided evidence of nuclear weapons,while the Soviet Union remained quiet and thus defected instead of cooperating.

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