Which inference does this excerpt from margaret thatcher's speech support? détente sounds a fine word. and, to the extent that there really has been a relaxation in international tension, it is a fine thing. but the fact remains that throughout this decade of détente, the armed forces of the soviet union have increased, are increasing, and show no signs of diminishing. —margaret thatcher, 19753 a. thatcher thought détente was accomplishing the same goals as the policy of deterrence. b. thatcher believed détente had worked in the past but a new british foreign policy was needed