Okay, so obviously nuclear weapons proved to be a threat that would possibly destroy the world. The Soviet Union and the United States build up a stockpile of nuclear weapons and used the fact that the world may be destroyed to keep the other country at bay. 
        
             
        
        
        
The second paragraph of the United States Declaration of Independence says that "all men are created equal<span>, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness."   Hope this helps... please make brainiest!</span><span />
        
             
        
        
        
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