During the Cold War, the United States foreign policy of containment consisted of?

Question

1. Wars and cover operations.
2. Wars and mutual assured destruction.
3. Deterrence and covert operations.

Answer 1

It consisted of all those things, plus:

4. Foreign aid to friendly countries.
5. Cultural exchanges (e.g., "Ping-pong diplomacy")
6. Generally relaxed immigration, particularly for Cubans.

The United States' foreign policy is not always about war and war-like operations. Wars get all the press but there is a lot more to foreign policy than war.