Which of the following was an initial NATO assumption?

a. Soviet leaders were rational politicians who could be deterred by American nuclear weapons.
b. The Soviet Union would use nuclear weapons before attacking Europe with conventional forces.
c. The United States was vulnerable to a Soviet nuclear attack..
d. All of the above.


a. Soviet leaders were rational politicians who could be deterred by American nuclear weapons.

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