Proponents of national missile defense argue that ________.
a. states like North Korea with missiles and nuclear warheads will soon be a threat
b. states with missiles and nuclear warheads can bring about peace among nations
c. all nuclear warheads should be destroyed
d. states should proliferate arms so that enemies are deterred
e. all nations should possess nuclear weapons
Which combination of security strategies makes the costs of aggression too high?
a. defense and deterrence
b. deterrence and disarmament
c. defense and disarmament
d. defense and dtente diplomacy
e. deterrence and dtente diplomacy
Which of the following is one of the tendencies that has spurred the use of dtente diplomacy?.
a. the decreasing participation of countries in world trade
b. nuclear weapons and their rapid delivery systems
c. conventional weapons and their expensive testing systems
d. nuclear weapons and their sluggish delivery systems
e. ease of hiding agreement violations
Which of the following weapons represented a major shift in military technology in early modern Europe, allowing large kingdoms to absorb small principalities?
a. gun
b. longbow
c. revolver
d. cannon
e. automatic firearm
________ refers to blocking an enemy's attack.
a. Security
b. Deterrence
c. Diplomacy
d. Disarmament
e. Defense