What is the most likely reason the arms race created problems for Khrushchev?

An arms race required the Soviet Union to spend enormous amounts on weapons and military technology, diverting resources from consumer goods and other needs. This strained the Soviet economy, so the most likely problem was that military spending crippled the economy. The correct choice is “Spending vast sums on the military crippled the economy.”

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