One goal of both the united states and the ussr during the arms race was to develop more powerful armies. be the first to launch a missile. build more destructive weapons. develop the first nuclear bomb. (a is incorrect)

build more destructive weapons.

The arms race, a period of time that followed the Second World War, was defined by two superpower nation, the USA and the URSS, with two completely different models. This contraposition was expressed in different ways, such as free market vs communism. The arms race was for both parties like an insurance in order to be sure to be able to attack and defeat the enemy in case of war and had as one of its goal the building of more destructive weapons