What effect does political scientist John Mueller suggest nuclear weapons had on the nature of the Cold War?
a. They had a major effect and were the reason that the Cold War did not turn "hot."
b. They were irrelevant.
c. They had a minimal effect, limiting the expansion of the major powers into smaller theaters like the Middle East.
d. They brought about a reduction of the ideological component of the war.
e. They brought about a greater emphasis on the ideological component of the war.
Answer: b
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