Question

Under president ronald reagan, the united states had the largest peacetime military buildup in history. how was this a challenge to the soviet union?

Answer 1

The Soviet Armed Forces, also called Armed Forces of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or Armed Forces of the Soviet Union refers to the armed forces of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1917-1922), and the Soviet Union (1922- 1991) from its beginnings in the aftermath of the Russian Civil War to its dissolution in December 1991. These armed forces, were involved in a silent war, in an excessive increase of their arsenal, all this due to the cold war and the continuous ideological struggle with the USA.

Answer 2

By building more weapons than the Soviet Union, the United States would be more powerful.