Under President Ronald Reagan, the United States had the largest peacetime military buildup in history. How was this a challenge to the Soviet Union?

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David P
Sep 17, 2016

They could not match it.

Explanation:

The Soviet Union did not have the economic power to compete with such a huge build up of military might. However it put them under pressure to attempt to. This led to serious economic problems in the Soviet Union and was an early contributory factor to its collapse in the late 80-'s.

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