Which of the following best describes the arms race?
a. the rapid movements of world governments to arm and thereby protect Eastern European countries from attack by the Soviet Union in the wake of World War II
b. a tense relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1950s and 1960s during which each side was striving to procure more weapons than the other
c. the U.S. race in the early twenty-first century to prevent the spread of weapons of mass destruction to unstable governments
d. the efforts to rapidly reduce the number of nuclear weapons held by the United States and the Soviet Union
b
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Which of these statements most likely comes from an advocate of noninterventionism?
a. The United States cannot be isolated in world affairs, but it should use its military capabilities only sparingly. b. The United States should pressure the United Nations to be more assertive in the name of collective security. c. The United States should participate in peacekeeping missions only when there is a clear humanitarian purpose. d. The United States should withdraw from international institutions, but it should continue trading with other nations.