Exam 8: Military Power and the Use of Force

Brinkmanship is a coercive bargaining strategy in which rival states threaten mutual disaster in an effort to make the other side capitulate.

The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) of 1972 is an example of what type of treaty?

IR scholars are unanimous in their belief that nuclear proliferation will increase the likelihood of nuclear war.

Which of the following is used to describe multiple nuclear warheads that are mounted on a single missile but are capable of striking separate targets independently?

A country's size always determines the outcome of international political conflict.

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty seeks to prevent horizontal proliferation by prohibiting further states from acquiring nuclear weapons.

The concept of "balance of power" is an ancient notion in the field of international relations.Throughout history many policy makers have sought to establish a balance of power to prevent disputes from escalating into wars.Write an essay in which you (1) explain in theory how the balance of power is supposed to operate, and (2) evaluate how effective it is in practice in preserving peace.

The capabilities or resources held by a state that are considered necessary to its asserting influence over others is known as

The Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is an example of a bilateral nuclear arms control treaty.