Answer:
The nuclear arms race
Explanation:
The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan ended World War II by leading to the almost immediate surrender of Japan, but it had far-reaching consequences that affect the global order of power even to the present day.
The nuclear arms race between multiple countries that ensued as a result of the debut of nuclear weapons in Japan in 1945 accounted for on of the major dissuasive techniques of the Cold War and remains even today a potential defensive or offensive weapon that strongly moderates aggression towards any power possessing nuclear weapons.
