Which of the following was a justification for the increase in us defense spending during the cold war? the united states needed to develop more and better weapons to prevent an attack. the united states wanted to purchase large amounts of land to conduct nuclear tests. the united states planned to launch an attack against the soviet union on russian soil. the united states wanted to become the world’s first example of a superpower.

The answer is; the United States needed to develop more and better weapons to prevent an attack.

The correct answer is The United States needed to develop more and better weapons to prevent an attack.

During the Cold War, the United States and Soviet Union were constantly on the verge of nuclear warfare. This is why spending on defense industries was consistently high during the Cold War. The fear of warfare with the Soviet Union made it so that the government must always be prepared with better weapons in order to defeat the Soviet Union. Along with this, the government felt that a larger military would deter other countries from attacking them.

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