Describe the role of nuclear weapons in global affairs. (1 point)
A) The existence of nuclear weapons was used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs until the fall of the Soviet Union.
B) The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a threat, but never a bargaining chip, during global affairs.
C) The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs in the Cold War and beyond.
D) The existence of nuclear weapons has been used as a bargaining chip and threat during global affairs exclusively between the U.S. and the Soviet Union.