What was the doctrine of “massive retaliation”?
a. A conventional Soviet attack on an American ally might elicit an U.S. nuclear response.
b. An attack on the U.S. homeland would elicit a massive nuclear response.
c. Soviet use of tactical nuclear weapons would trigger rapid escalation to a full scale strategic response.
d. An attack on U.S. interests by communist China would be regarded by the U.S. as a Soviet attack and would trigger retaliation against the USSR.
a. A conventional Soviet attack on an American ally might elicit an U.S. nuclear response.
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