What Did the "New Look" Defense Program in the 1950s

question 92

Multiple Choice

What did the "New Look" defense program in the 1950s emphasize?

• A) strengthening the army and navy but not the air force.
• B) new methods of guerrilla warfare learned in Vietnam.
• C) the importance of nuclear weapons.
• D) the control and reduction of strategic weapons.
• E) clandestine OSS operations.

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