Who were the two main competitors in nuclear arms race?

Japan and USA

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Germany and USA

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USA and USSR

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Japan and USSR

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The correct option is C USA and USSR
The nuclear arms race intensified after the end of Vietnam War as more and more countries competed with each other to stockpile nuclear arms. Companies which produced these arms (called the military-industrial complex) and the governments tried to create a war panic among the common people so that they support greater expenditure of tax payers money on nuclear arms. The USA and the USSR were the front runners in the nuclear arms race.

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