Unsustainable military spending has been cited as a cause for the breakup of the Soviet Union. Supporters of this view point to
the cost of building and maintaining its nuclear arsenal as one factor.
Which statement is the MOST logical, based on the data on the graph?
A) The Soviet Union was attempting to catch up to the United States but was
unable to do so.
B) During much of the 1970s and 1980s, the Soviet Union was engaged in a
program of rapid nuclear expansion
C) At the time of the Soviet Union's breakup the United States was greatly
expanding its nuclear arsenal.
D) The Soviet Union built more weapons than the United States and, as a result, spent more than they could efford