Why, according to deterrence skeptics, is nuclear terrorism of minimal concern?
a. Nuclear weapons are actually of little use to terrorist groups.
b. It is in all states' interests to keep nuclear material out of terrorist hands.
c. Terrorist groups are incapable of building or acquiring a nuclear weapon.
d.The actual number of nuclear weapons is so small that the probability of a terrorist group obtaining one is almost zero.
How, in Pope Francis's view, can the technocratic paradigm be resisted?
a. by electing leaders dedicated to environmentalist causes
b. by limiting and directing technological development
c. by lifting stifling regulations on the development of green technologies
d. by beginning to see technology as morally neutral
How would nuclear deterrence skeptics explain the fact that the Cold War did not become a third World War?
a. The presence of nuclear weapons on both sides.
b. The involvement of smaller, non-nuclear states prevented nuclear use.
c. The fear of a worldwide conventional war was enough to deter real fighting.
d. The Cold War was a proxy war with very little chance of escalating into a direct conflict.
According to Pope Francis, the root of the environmental problem is the technocratic paradigm, which __________.
a. claims that there is a limit to growth and advancement
b. argues that there is no universal standard of values or norms
c. reduces environmental resources to standing reserve
d. assumes every technological advancement is good
According to Sokolski, the fact that the number of war casualties has dropped significantly since 1945 is __________.
a. unprovable evidence for nuclear weapons preventing major war
b. evidence that nuclear weapons have prevented major war
c. irrelevant to arguments about nuclear deterrence
d. evidence that nuclear weapons have caused terrorism rather than war
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