Asked by wholemelt

Which of these was a feature of the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States in the era leading up to détente?

nuclear war
direct conflict
arms race
cooperation

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Arms race.

Explanation: In the period before détente the U.S. and USSR were locked in a nuclear and conventional arms race. They avoided direct military conflict with each other (instead fought proxy wars) and never fought a nuclear war; formal cooperation was limited and only increased later with détente.