How did Americans perceive the threat posed by the Soviets and nuclear war in the 1950s? They believed that a nuclear war was impossible. They believed that the threat of war was real. They believed that a war was unlikely.

They believed that the threat of war was real.

Explanation:

The Americans perceive the threat posed by the Soviets and nuclear war in the 1950s in that they believed that the threat of war was real.

This is evident from the fact that the Americans during this period constantly got to g suspicious of the Soviet Union undercovers in America. This even led to the suspension of blacklisting of some top-rated actors and producers in Hollywood. Also, some schools in America encouraged missile drill, that is, ways in which students can protect themselves during nuclear attack.

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Explanation:

the lachish letters were written by hoshaiah, a military officer stationed possibly in mareshah,   and sent to yaush, possibly the commanding officer at lachish.

the series of letters were written in carbon ink in ancient hebrew on clay ostraca, shortly before lachish fell to the babylonian army of king nebuchadnezzar in 588/6 bc during the reign of zedekiah, king of judah.