Political sovereignty is
A) persuading a potential adversary to refrain from attacking through the threat of costly retaliation.
B) the principle that a state has authority and independence to rule without interference.
C) the ratio of military spending to overall gross domestic product of a country.
D) the transformation of weapons, military organizations, and operational concepts that leverages technological innovations.
E) the use of military force to stop a foe from doing something it was already doing, or start doing something it was not yet doing.
B
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