The author of America's containment doctrine based his views on all the following assumptions EXCEPT that
A) the Soviet threat was essentially military in nature and had to be met by consistent application of military counterforce.
B) held in check, Soviet communism could be brought to decay within the Soviet Union.
C) the Soviets were more interested in their territorial security than in its expansion.
D) to win the Cold War, the United States would have to adopt the doctrine of limited war.
A
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