Over the period from 1967 to the end of the Cold War,the United States and the Soviet Union were deemed to have essentially equivalent nuclear power,
A) owing to the buildup of U.S.military forces during the Reagan administration.
B) although in the later part of this period the United States had quantitative superiority while the Soviet Union had quantitative superiority earlier.
C) with the Soviet Union having greatly enhanced its quantitative and qualitative positions during the 1970s.
D) although the Soviet Union never had as many missiles as the United States.

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During the 1970s, the Soviet Union significantly improved both the quantity and quality of its nuclear arsenal, achieving a level of nuclear power comparable to that of the United States.

Over the Period from 1967 to the End of the Cold