What does John F. Kennedy indirectly refer to in this passage from his inaugural address?

The world is very different now. For man holds in his mortal hands the power to abolish all forms of human poverty and all forms of human life. And yet the same revolutionary beliefs for which our forebears fought are still at issue around the globe — the belief that the rights of man come not from the generosity of the state, but from the hand of God.

A. Nuclear weapons

B. The cold war

C. Both A and B.

D. None of the above.