Chapter 10 Multiple choice questions

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. ______ are the only armed forces intended to seize and hold, and not merely to destroy, their objectives?

Navies correct incorrect

Air forces correct incorrect

Armies correct incorrect

None of the other options is correct. correct incorrect

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. The ability of the US navy to project power from sea to shore and function like a specialized sort of air force is advantageous because…

warships can approach their targets directly from international waters, whereas aircraft operating from land bases may need to receive permission to fly through neutral airspace to reach their targets. correct incorrect

warships can sustain operations almost indefinitely, being continuously replenished and resupplied at sea. correct incorrect

the construction of forward bases for aircraft requires time, resources, and either permission to build on neutral or allied territory or control of enemy territory, whereas warships can freely traverse international waters. correct incorrect

All the options given are correct. correct incorrect

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. The history of ______ warfare has been shaped to an unusual degree by exaggerated expectations of one kind or another, compared to which the real capabilities of ______forces have often fallen short.

land correct incorrect

naval correct incorrect

cyber correct incorrect

air correct incorrect

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. Space is used to support warfare in all the following ways, except…

thousands of military and commercial satellites that operate in space provide important communication functions. correct incorrect

thousands of military and commercial satellites that operate in space provide important reconnaissance functions. correct incorrect

according to public information, countries have recently begun to deploy weapons in space. correct incorrect

thousands of military and commercial satellites that operate in space provide the terminal guidance that has made the accuracy of major weapons systems increasingly independent of their range. correct incorrect

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. According to this Chapter, the greatest appeal of _____ for now may be to terrorists and weak states who lack the means to fight openly on a scale commensurate with their ambitions; for advanced societies, ______ currently presents itself mainly as a defensive problem, and its value as a tool of strategic coercion remains unproven.

nuclear warfare correct incorrect

space warfare correct incorrect

information warfare correct incorrect

None of the other options is correct. correct incorrect