Which of the following statements accurately describes war since 1945?
a. The major powers have increasingly used precise smart weapons to battle each other in conventional wars.
b. Smart weapons have increased the number of battle deaths sharply and decreased the number of civilian deaths.
c. The major powers have avoided large-scale conflict because of the deadly power of nuclear weapons.
d. The world has known several decades of peace because of the deadly power of nuclear weapons.
c. The major powers have avoided large-scale conflict because of the deadly power of nuclear weapons.
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a. the forces generally external to the government b. the result ofirrational, corrupt forces c. the consensus of society d. the manipulation of a corporate elite e. the power of senior committee members in Congress
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A. True B. False
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