According to constructivism, the difference in the way the United States views the nuclear weapons of Britain versus North Korea is based on
A) the U.S. view that Britain is our friend and North Korea is our enemy.
B) the assumption that North Korea is more likely to attack the U.S. than Britain.
C) the U.S. view that we never will know who will use nuclear weapons against us.
D) a false assumption; there is no difference in how the U.S. views the nuclear weapons of other countries.

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Constructivism posits that national interests and identity, shaped by culture and norms, influence a state's perceptions of other states and their actions. In this case, the U.S.'s friendly relationship with Britain likely shapes its perception of Britain's possession of nuclear weapons as less threatening than North Korea's possession due to the hostile relationship between the U.S. and North Korea.

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