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Under President Reagan the US had the largest peacetime military buildup in history. How was this a challenge to the Soviet union?
Linam79
The Soviet Union felt it had to have at least parity in arms with the US. The US felt the same way about the Soviet Union.
This led to the so called arms race.
The US was and is more economically sound and stable, effectively richer.
The Soviet Union spent more and more on arms, far more than it could afford, thus becoming effectively bankrupt.
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∙ 9y ago
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∙ 8y agoBy building more weapons than the Soviet Union, the United States would be more powerful.
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Buildup of military forces?
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What does Henry say is the purpose of the British military buildup in America?
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