Exam 9: The Use of Force

Discuss the differences between defense and deterrence. Under what conditions and for what purpose would a country choose defense or deterrence?

Which of the following do not come from the names of premodern terrorist groups?

The use of violence by nongovernmental actors in an effort to change government policies by creating fear of further violence is known as

The risk that developed during the Cold War in which the existence of nuclear weapons would serve as an incentive to strike first is referred to as

In order for a threat to be convincing and provide benefits, it must be

Chemical weapons can include all of the following except

For crisis stability to have its desired effect, the most important condition is to maintain a

All of the following are considered low-tech weapons except

A primary objective for both insurgency and guerilla warfare is to

In which of the following countries in 1994 were approximately 800,000 people killed with low-tech weapons like rifles, machetes, and other improvised weapons?

The killing of innocent civilians as a result of a military strike is known as

Using information discussed in the text, evaluate critically the following statement: "Securing Americans from the threat of terrorism-both at home and abroad-must surely take precedence over any rights and privileges of the ordinary citizen."

Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are especially effective at strengthening deterrence because they

What was the name of the computer worm that disrupted the control software in Iranian centrifuges in 2010?

What are some contemporary conditions among certain actors that facilitate the use of insurgency and guerilla warfare? Why do these conditions exist today?

Chemical and biological weapons are

What was Winston Churchill referring to when he said "the sturdy child of nuclear terror"?

An example of a conflict in which low-tech weapons were the primary weapons that killed people is

In order to demonstrate credibility in making a threat against another country, a country must have two characteristics. They are

During the Cold War, stability emerged from a condition in which both countries would be destroyed following a first and second strike using nuclear weapons. This situation is known as