According to president Nixon, the only way to achieve global peace was to _______________________________.

A. rid the world of hunger and poverty
B. pursue and capture terrorists, wherever they may be
C. rid the world of all nuclear weapons
D. establish a balance of power among the superpowers of the world

Question

According to president Nixon, the only way to achieve global peace was to _______________________________.
	
A. 	rid the world of hunger and poverty	
B. 	pursue and capture terrorists, wherever they may be	
C. 	rid the world of all nuclear weapons	
D. 	establish a balance of power among the superpowers of the world

anonymous · Answer

I'd probably go with D. establish a balance of power among the superpowers of the world.

It was a big part of his foreign policy and one of the reasons why his visit to Communist China was a huge deal at the time. Some saw the open door he created as an opportunity to leverage China against the power of the Soviet Union (China and the Soviets were not on great terms when he made his visit).