According to Waltz, how would the acquisition of nuclear weapons affect the adventurousness of Iran's foreign policy?

a. Iran would be unshackled from the fear of invasion that currently limits its foreign policy.
b. Iran would no longer need to worry about American retaliation against an aggressive foreign policy.
c. Iran's foreign policy would not change substantially if it acquired nuclear weapons.
d. Iran would feel free to launch conventional attacks on its neighbors with relative impunity.
e. Iran would begin to increasingly dabble in subversion and terror in neighboring countries.


Answer: c

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