After which Cold War event did the United States and the Soviet Union enter a nuclear arms race?
A.
Mao Zedong’s newly founded People’s Republic of China formed an alliance with the Soviet Union.
B.
Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into two parts.
C.
Communist leader Kim Il Sung prepared the North Korean army.
D.
The Soviets detonated their first atomic bomb in 1949.
E.
John Dulles, US secretary of state, introduced the policy of brinkmanship.
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The correct answer is:
D. The Soviets detonated their first atomic bomb in 1949.
This event marked a significant turning point in the Cold War, leading to an escalation in the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union. The other options relate to events that occurred during the Cold War but do not specifically mark the beginning of the nuclear arms race.
