What does Max Boot refer to as the “American Hiroshima”?

a. Attack on Pearl Harbor c. 1982 Beirut Marine barracks bombing
b. 9/11 attacks d. Attack on the USS Cole


ANS: B
Max Boot considers the possibility that the 9/11 attacks could signify a future willingness to use nuclear weapons for terrorist attacks.

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