Despite heated rhetoric, the overall levels of military spending by the superpowers decreased during the 1970s and 1980s.

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During the 1970s and especially the 1980s, military spending by the superpowers, particularly the United States and the Soviet Union, actually increased. This was part of the arms race during the Cold War, where both nations sought to outdo each other in military capabilities.

Despite Heated Rhetoric, the Overall Levels of Military Spending by the Superpowers