Exam 8: The Pursuit of Power Through Arms and Alliances

Intimidating an adversary with a show of naval force is known as

A country that joins an alliance for protection but provides no military or economic aid to their allies might be considered a free rider.

In 2009, the Global South spent more in total on arms acquisitions than the Global North.

Which of the following statements about power is NOT true?

The justification President Bush gave for his strategy of preemptive war included which of the following?

The Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty seeks to prevent horizontal proliferation of nuclear weapons. Many countries reject the NPT as hypocritical as it denies them the same rights and capabilities that are afforded to the United States, Russia, China, Britain, and France. Analyze this argument. How can countries justify denying other countries nuclear weapons while they have no intention of giving up their own?

Under the condition of anarchy, realists view military strength as the primary source of national security and international influence.

Preventive strategies designed to dissuade an adversary from doing what it would otherwise do is known as _____.

The United States accounts for _____  of the world's military expenditures.

A policy of deterrence requires second-strike capability to ensure a state can inflict an intolerable amount of damage on the state it wishes to deter.