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What concept came to dominate the political and military conduct of the United States and Soviet Union during the Cold War that helped prevent a 3rd World War

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Answer the policy of containment

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George F. Kennan, a career Foreign Service Officer, formulated the policy of containment the basic United States strategy for fighting the cold war (1947–1989) with the Soviet Union.

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