Which of the following countries/parts of countries was NOT allied with the US during the Cold War? North Korea South Vietnam France West Germany

North Korea

Explanation:

NK remains very much against the US, and has not been very nice to its citizens; it has been a communist state and now a dictatorship.

formulating the initial idea for the policy

answer is c.

the correct answer option is: weapons.

explanation:

tensions rose as the two opposing superpowers competed for 'weapons'.

referring to the cold war (1945-1991), the two superpowers, usa and ussr, experienced a phase of struggle and conflict with each other. these two superpowers considered each other as a threat to their survival and thus opted for policies to strengthen their positions.

the two superpowers never went to war with each other directly but competed for weapons to preserve their positions.