Because a Country Does Not Want to Risk Being Vulnerable

Multiple Choice

Because a country does not want to risk being vulnerable to being dependent on imports for something as important as energy, it bans oil and coal imports. As a result, energy is so expensive that homes are cold during the winter and hot during the summer. The rationale for this policy would be most closely related to what argument for trade restriction?

A) need to protect domestic jobs
B) protecting infant industries
C) need for national defense
D) protection against dumping