The correct answer is B) a conflict to determine who would be the world's nuclear superpower.
The best description of the cold war is that it was a conflict to determine who would be the world's nuclear superpower.
The Cold War was a period in history that confronted the Soviet Union and the United States. The Soviet Union wanted to spread Communism in many places of the world and the United States wanted to stop the spread of Communism. Both countries invested millions of dollars in the developing and construction of nuclear weapons. It was a time of tension that put the world on the brink of another World War with the Cuban Missiles Crises.
