What defense strategy was developed by the late 1940s because the US lacked sufficient troops to confront the Soviet Army in Eastern Europe?

I think that the answer might be= B) nuclear deterrence, is this correct?

A) atomic detente

B) nuclear deterrence

C) a combined NATO army

D) French and German rearmament

2 answers

Please re-think this.
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Why_was_NATO_created
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NATO

http://europeanhistory.about.com/od/twentiethcentury/p/prnato.htm

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