Which of the following is not one of the reasons the Soviet Union was able to become a world superpower? securing a nuclear arsenal sheer will and determination foreign aid from the Marshall Plan getting machinery from other nations

One of the reasons that the Soviet Union did not require to become a world superpower was foreign aid from the Marshall Plan. The correct option among all the options that are given in the question is the third option. Soviet Union actually refused the aid that they were offered via the Marshall Plan.