What was the strategy of “flexible response”?

What will be an ideal response?


To avoid nuclear warfare through miscalculation and strengthen the credibility of its commitment to Europe, America was prepared to respond in kind to Soviet aggression below the nuclear threshold.

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What effect does a small proportion of extremely wealthy citizens have on the mean and median income of a country?

A. They raise the median income to a value closer to the mean. B. They raise the mean income to create a greater difference between the median and mean income. C. They reduce the mean income to a value that is closer to the median income. D. They reduce the median income to cause a greater difference between mean and median incomes. E. They equalize the mean income and the median income.

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ALL BUT WHICH of the following were Roman contributions to international law?

A. Iusgentium B. Iusnaturale C. The need to fulfillcontracts D. The use of heralds E. Training of archivists

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Candidates spend most of their "on the stump" time in

A) rural areas in the state. B) suburban areas in the state. C) urban and suburban areas in the state. D) rural and suburban areas in the state.

Political Science

The strategy in which candidates attack their opponents' issue positions or character. is referred to as

A) attack advertising. B) negative campaigning. C) ?position campaigning. D) ?issue advertising.

Political Science