Apentix/AP US History/Unit 9: Period 9 (1980-Present)/Question
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Which of the following best explains why the Strategic Defense Initiative alarmed Soviet leaders?

A.The proposed space-based missile shield threatened to undermine the nuclear deterrence on which Soviet security rested
B.The program required the Soviet Union to buy American missiles
C.The program relocated NATO headquarters to Moscow
D.The program ended Soviet access to the Suez Canal

Explanation

Core Concept

SDI, nicknamed 'Star Wars,' envisioned intercepting missiles from space. Soviet leaders saw it as a threat to the balance of terror, and it complicated arms-control negotiations.

Correct Answer

AThe proposed space-based missile shield threatened to undermine the nuclear deterrence on which Soviet security rested

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