"IT IS CLEAR THAT THE UNITED STATES CANNOT EXPECT IN THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE TO ENJOY POLITICAL INTIMACY WITH THE SOVIET REGIME. IT MUST CONTINUE TO REGARD THE SOVIET UNION AS A RIVAL, NOT A PARTNER, IN THE POLITICAL ARENA. IT MUST CONTINUE TO EXPECT THAT SOVIET POLICIES WILL REFLECT NO ABSTRACT LOVE OF PEACE AND STABILITY, NO REAL FAITH IN THE POSSIBILITY OF A PERMANENT HAPPY COEXISTENCE OF THE SOCIALIST AND CAPITALIST WORLDS, BUT RATHER A CAUTIOUS, PERSISTENT PRESSURE TOWARD THE DISRUPTION AND, WEAKENING OF ALL RIVAL INFLUENCE AND RIVAL POWER.”
"LONG-TERM, PATIENT BUT FIRM AND VIGILANT CONTAINMENT OF RUSSIAN EXPANSIVE TENDENCIES."
Which of the following events would most directly support the ideas in the excerpt?