Richard Nixon's DUCK HOOK gambit included the threat to do which of the following?

A. land in North Vietnam's ports
B. decimate North Vietnam's civilian population with chemical and biological weapons
C. employ tactical nuclear weapons in "controlled" situations
D. launch massive ground invasion from Cambodia


Answer: C

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