One goal of both the united states and the ussr during the arms race was to
develop more powerful armies.
be the first to launch a missile.
build more destructive weapons.
develop the first nuclear bomb.

Option C is the right answer

Explanation:

Arms Race became visible between American and Soviet Union at the completion of the cold war. As the name implies, cold war is referred to the rigidities that prevailed between the democratic and capitalistic America and Communist Soviet Union.  

The dogmas based on Social, political and economic spheres greatly diverged between these two countries. Both the nations amassed nuclear-powered ordnances and competed against each other in order to express their armed military sovereignty.  

US ignited the hydrogen bomb which made Japan to immediately surrender to US followed by the Soviets who bombarded their first hydrogen immediately the neat year.

C) Build more destructive weapons.

the answer is a) to be able to obey them.