What agreements were signed in the 1990s to control arms (both weapons of mass destruction and other weapons)?
What will be an ideal response?
In 1993, the Chemical Weapons Convention banned the production and use of chemical weapons. The Strategic Arms Reduction Talks produced START I and START II in 1991 and 1993, respectively, which reduced the number of offensive ballistic missiles and warheads stocked by the United States and Russia by two-thirds. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, signed in 1992, banned antimissile defense systems. The Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, signed in 1996, banned the above- and below-ground testing of nuclear weapons. The Treaty on Conventional Forces in Europe, signed in 1990, established a rough balance of conventional military power among about thirty countries in Europe. Finally, the Anti-Personnel Landmine Treaty, signed in 1996, outlawed the use of land mines.
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The fact that scientists want to be identified as the first person to document some phenomenon illustrates the point that
a. after an initial discovery, few researchers pursue the same line of study. b. researchers who are seen as replicating a previous finding doesn't get very much credit for their work. c. the person who makes the first discovery gets to be the research team leader. d. after an initial discovery, there are few major points to be documented.
Who is considered the model presidential leader?
a. Franklin Delano Roosevelt c. Dwight D. Eisenhower b. Richard M. Nixon d. Lyndon B. Johnson
In 2006, which state paid the highest legislative salaries in the nation?
A) Illinois B) Massachusetts C) Michigan D) New York E) California
Minimizing bias in dependent measures for program evaluations can be accomplished by using
A) objective rather than subjective measures. B) people who are not involved directly in the administration of the program to gather the data. C) several different dependent measures. D) All of the above