Secondly, we felt we owed it to the American public to demonstrate a permanent commitment to a period of what President Nixon called negotiation, a commitment to the desirability of peaceful resolutions of disputes, and to make permanent efforts to bridge the gaps that existed between us and the Soviet Union, between us and China...

Question

— Dr. Henry Kissinger, 2007

How can the foreign policy strategy described in the excerpt best be described?
A.
It is a policy known as détente and it led to an increase in nuclear weapons testing.
B.
It is a policy known as brinkmanship and it led to the fall of the Berlin Wall.
C.
It is a policy known as brinkmanship and it led to a decrease in nuclear weapons testing.
D.
It is a policy known as détente and it led to the signing of the first SALT treaty.

Answer 1

D. It is a policy known as détente and it led to the signing of the first SALT treaty.