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Nov 7, 2017
National Security Council Paper NSC-68 (entitled “United States Objectives and Programs for National Security”. It moved the U.S. and Russia into the infamous "Arms Race" for decades to come.
Explanation:
The authors concluded that the Soviet threat would soon be greatly augmented by the addition of more weapons, including nuclear weapons, to the Soviet arsenal. They argued that the best course of action was to respond in kind with a massive build-up of the U.S. military and its weaponry.
https://history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/NSC68
Thus, tension was built on both sides as each saw the escalations as preparations for offensive warfare.
