During this time period, the United States decided to stop treating Communism as a single unit and tried to slow the nuclear arms race. Containment Apropos Détente Antebellum

It would be during the time of " Détente " that the United States decided to stop treating Communism as a single unit and tried to slow the nuclear arms race, since it became clear that the continuing stock-piling of weapons was detrimental to both sides.