The Soviet Union approached disarmament discussions after World War II with a plan to __________
A) gradually reduce the number of weapons of mass destruction
B) give atomic bombs to all the countries in the United Nations
C) destroy all existing atomic bombs and ban the production of new ones
D) give the United States a military advantage so it could serve as an international peacekeeping force
E) give Russia the world's only atomic bombs so it could serve as an international peacekeeping force
Answer: C
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