: How did Kennedy's approach to the Soviet Union accelerate the arms race?

Not long after World War II ended in 1945, new hostilities emerged between the United States and the Soviet Union. ... Initially, only the United States possessed atomic weapons, but in 1949 the Soviet Union exploded an atomic bomb and the arms race began. Both countries continued building more and bigger bombs.

Explanation:

the first two years of american revolution was not very encouraging for the patriots since the british were far superior in sea power, arms and troops.