Question

How did the policy of massive retaliation prevent the united states from becoming involved in war? what role did covert operations play?.

Answer 1

use the threat of nuclear attack instead of fighting an actual war

covert : use of technology and the cia

covert failure : shooting down of a U.S. U-2 reconnaissance plane over the Soviet Union in 1960

Step-by-step explanation:

later on in the korean and vietnam war a limited war or police action were fought: war fought with limited commitment of resources to achieve a limited objective (such as containing communism)

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