Secretary of state john foster dulles's policy of massive retaliation select one: a. eased tensions between the united states and the soviet union b. calmed the american public's fear of nuclear war c. was part of the effort to rely more on conventional forces d. declared that any soviet attack on an american ally would be countered by a nuclear attack on the soviet union

D.  declared that any Soviet attack on an American ally would be countered by a nuclear attack on the Soviet Union.

Dulles presented this policy as a means of deterring the Soviets from pursuing war policies.  In his speech in 1954, Dulles said, "The way to deter aggression is for the free community to be willing and able to respond vigorously at places and with means of its own choosing."