Which best describes why the government tired to prevent the new york times from publishing articles on the vietnam war?

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The articles threatened national security.

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the correct answer option is: weapons.

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tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.

small european communities with shared traditions consolidated into large new states (apex)