Which of the following is NOT true of the military-industrial complex?
A. Over the course of the entire Cold War, trillions of dollars were spent.
B. After the war, Truman dismantled the majority of the military in favor of building a nuclear arsenal.
C. By 1950, more than one in seven U.S. jobs were defense related.
D. The weapons industry, for the first time, flourished during peacetime.
Answer: B
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