The Arms Race Between the United States and the Soviet

question 62

Multiple Choice

The arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union began in 1949 when the Soviet Union tested its own _________,a weapon on which the United States had a monopoly until that time.

• A)atomic bomb
• B)hydrogen bomb
• C)neutron bomb
• D)"star wars" defense system
• E)cobalt bomb

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