Later in History, the first biggest arms race started between the European Nations prior to World War I. Professor Brose of history and politics at Drexel University has said that the arms race of new weapons played a big role in the causes of World War I, “Especially evident in these tables, however, is the behind-the-scenes “quiet” arms race: the consistently more rapid annual increase of new weapon expenditures in the inflation-free environment of pre-1914,” (Brose). When the European nations were putting more research into the military, they began to create new weapons of death. This caused tensions to rise between the neighbors of these European nations because they did not want to be left behind in the technological advancements in the
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David Holloway, a professor of political science and international history at Stanford University, said that atomic bombs and nuclear weapons caused an arms race to happen, which led to a Cold War, “Relations between the Soviet Union and the Western powers grew steadily worse in the five years after World War II. The role of nuclear weapons in this deterioration was subtle but important,” (Holloway). It all started after the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities to end World War II. This caused Stalin to react to what the United States did and start his own production of atomic bombs to help insure that the Soviet Union stays in power. Which started the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, both sides trying to build more atomic bombs than the other. While both super powers built up their nuclear arsenal, tensions were rising, and it was leading to dangerous waters between the two nations. A small mistake could set the whole arms race off into another World War. It could even be the end of civilization if the two superpowers decided on using their nuclear weapons to help their side win the war. While this is just the beginning of the Cold War, the arms race for nuclear weapons lasted for more than ten
David Holloway, a professor of political science and international history at Stanford University, said that atomic bombs and nuclear weapons caused an arms race to happen, which led to a Cold War, “Relations between the Soviet Union and the Western powers grew steadily worse in the five years after World War II. The role of nuclear weapons in this deterioration was subtle but important,” (Holloway). It all started after the United States dropped the two atomic bombs on the two Japanese cities to end World War II. This caused Stalin to react to what the United States did and start his own production of atomic bombs to help insure that the Soviet Union stays in power. Which started the nuclear arms race between the United States and the Soviet Union, both sides trying to build more atomic bombs than the other. While both super powers built up their nuclear arsenal, tensions were rising, and it was leading to dangerous waters between the two nations. A small mistake could set the whole arms race off into another World War. It could even be the end of civilization if the two superpowers decided on using their nuclear weapons to help their side win the war. While this is just the beginning of the Cold War, the arms race for nuclear weapons lasted for more than ten