During the Cold War, What Doctrine of Military Strategy and National

question 58

Multiple Choice

During the Cold War, what doctrine of military strategy and national security toward the Soviet Union involved the United States maintaining a strong military presence and building a stockpile of nuclear weapons?

• A) unilateralism
• B) détente
• C) mutually assured destruction
• D) the domino theory

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