Respuesta :
I'm pretty sure it is the last answer! Because what happened was the Soviet Union and the United States were on an "Arms race" where they were trying to basically be the biggest and the badest! (This then led to the space race)
Hope this will help!!!
Hope this will help!!!
The United States react to the Soviet Union's development of an atomic bomb in 1949 by began to develop a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb.
What is an atomic bomb?
The quick release of energy caused by the breaking, or fission, of the nuclei of a heavy material such as plutonium or uranium produces an atomic bomb, also known as an atom bomb.
The United States began developing a weapon more powerful than the atomic bomb in response to the Soviet Union's discovery of an atomic bomb in 1949.
This is because the Soviet Union and the United States were engaged in a “Arms race” in which they competed to be the biggest and worst.
Therefore, option D is correct.
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