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The Space Race and Arms Race

Season 2, Ep. 18
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The Space Race really began in the 1940's with the dropping of the Atomic Bomb. The Arms race really began with production of ICBM's. Or did they? Did the USA really win the Space Race? Was there a winner in the Arms Race?

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