What would be a subtext of winning the space race that is specifically related to the concept of MAD? The country that wins the space race probably has the best economic system, proving once in for all whether communism or capitalism is best The country that is the best at putting humans into space with rockets would probably also be the best at putting nuclear warheads into space on missiles The country that gets to the moon first has the best chance of sending astronauts further into the solar system The country that wins the space race has the best political leadership, which is a direct result of the social conditions of the country