What effect did nuclear weapons have on the U.S. response when Hungarians revolted against their Soviet rulers in 1956?
a. The U.S. supported the Soviet retaliatory crackdown because it sought greater cooperation on nuclear weapons arms control agreements.
b. The U.S. sent troops into Hungary to prevent a Soviet attack because it knew nuclear weapons guaranteed that any war would be a limited war.
c. The U.S. did not rush to help them because nuclear weapons had brought about a de facto regime of superpower prudence.
d. The U.S. allied itself with Hungary immediately because it needed an eastern European base at which to house nuclear missiles.
Answer: C
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