Why did the military-industrial complex remain strong even after the end of the cold war?

a. the arms industry shifted quickly from weapons manufacturing to the manufacturing of consumer goods, such as tvs.

b. the government continued to award large manufacturing contracts to major corporations in the arms industry.

c. the government privatized the arms industry, which became more efficient and therefore remained profitable.

d. arms manufacturers lost so much money that they no longer had effective lobbying power in washington, d. c.

The answer is option B.

The government continued to award large manufacturing contracts to major corporations in the arms industry

Explanation: The MIC is an informal alliance between a nation's military and the supplier's of the weapon to them. On the context of United States the start of the MIC was by President Dwight D Eisenhower which continued to the cold war. But even after cold war the military industrial complex remained strong. Because the government was told about the Russian risk factors. So the government continued to award large manufacturing contracts to major corporations in the arms industry.

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the real answer is b