Select the detail from the text that best supports the inference that Kennedy was concerned about the use of nuclear weapons.

Question

A.

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, in order to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
B.

…both sides overburdened by the cost of modern weapons…
C.

…both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom…
D
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Let both sides, for the first time, formulate serious and precise proposals for the inspection and control of arms…

Answer 1

The detail that best supports the inference that Kennedy was concerned about the use of nuclear weapons is:

C.
“…both rightly alarmed by the steady spread of the deadly atom…”