Which Cold War development in 1949 increased fears that the United States had lost its nuclear monopoly?
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Correct answer: The Soviet Union tested an atomic bomb
The Soviet Union successfully tested an atomic bomb in 1949. This ended the U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons and intensified Cold War anxiety.
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