In Iraq and Afghanistan, the use of tactics and weapons such as roadside bombs, rocket-propelled grenades, sniper rifles, and AK-47 assault rifles is an example of __________ warfare
a. conventional
b. symmetrical
c. modern
d. asymmetric
d
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An important motive mentioned in the textbook for the deeper integration of the European Union in the 1980s was its:
A. need for greater internal stability. B. desire for global military power. C. rivalry with the United States. D. aspiration to become an economic superpower. E. fear of conflict among members.
A lawsuit filed by one person on behalf of that person and all similarly situated individuals is known as which of the following kinds of suit?
A. Amicus curiae B. Appeal C. Plurality action D. Class action E. Writ of habeas corpus
Which of the following is an accurate statement about the characteristics and patterns of arms acquisitions?
a. Global military spending runs approximately $250 billion a year. b. The world’s regular military forces are filled by roughly 85 million people. c. Despite all the attention given to high-tech weapons, the world’s military establishments are labor intensive. d. Expenditures on weapons dropped dramatically immediately after the end of the Cold War and have remained roughly the same ever since.
Which of the following is NOT one of the Obama administration's new directives on when nuclear weapons would be used by the United States?
a. Weapons would never be used as a second-strike attack; options will always be limited to first-strike capabilities. b. Weapons would never be used against nonnuclear states that are parties to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. c. Weapons would never be used against states that are fully in compliance with, but not parties to the NPT. d. The US response would generally be limited to conventional weapons when facing war-making states that use chemical or biological weapons against the United States. e. The potential to use nuclear weapons remains intact when against other nuclear powers and those states are not in compliance with the NPT.