Chapter 6 Quiz

. Nuclear weapons are especially dangerous because

they can destroy the world as we know it.

their effects are indiscriminate.

their use requires a nuclear response according to deterrence theory.

all of the above

. A nuclear "threshold" refers to

the difference in explosive yields between different types of nuclear weapons.

whether a state has signed the NPT or not.

a state's acquisition or development of nuclear weapons.

the period of time separating warfare before and after the development of the atomic bomb.

. Terrorism is

the use of violence to inspire fear in order to effect political change.

the use of violence by any nonstate group.

spreading fear through nonviolent means, like propaganda.

practiced only by the weak.

. The four kinds of terrorism are

left-wing terrorism, right-wing terrorism, ethno-nationalist/separatist terrorism, and religious terrorism.

religious terrorism, political terrorism, traditional terrorism, and postmodern terrorism.

Christian terrorism, Jewish terrorism, Muslim terrorism, and Buddhist terrorism.

nonstate terrorism, ethnic terrorism, state-sponsored terrorism, and transnational terrorism.

. Economic explanations for terrorism rest on the assumption that

all terrorists are recruited from poor families.

a Western-dominated, globalized economy allows for great inequalities that must be remedied, possibly by violent means.

governments break the social contract with their citizens by encouraging outsourcing.

both b and c

. Using technology to hunt and track the enemy, sharing intelligence with other states, and targeting insurgent leadership with unmanned drones and covert operations are the components of

counterinsurgency (COIN).

counterintelligence (COINTEL).

counterterrorism.

all of the above

. State A sends its military to support State B's political structure and fight State B's non-state enemies. This is an example of

counterinsurgency.

counterterrorism.

peace enforcement.

hybrid warfare.

. Kaldor's "new wars" concept seems to be supported by evidence that shows __________ of conflicts have occurred within states during the last decade.

almost none

34%

95%

all

. In what year was the term "weapons of mass destruction" coined and by whom?

1948, UN Commission for Conventional Armaments

1953, US President Eisenhower

2001, US President George W. Bush

1968, Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons

. The term "Al Qaeda" means

the Base.

the Chosen.

the Rooftop.

the Watchtower.

. What factor has most improved terrorist capabilities?

increased international sympathy

charismatic leadership (i.e., Osama bin Laden)

technologies associated with globalization

expanded recruitment base due to oppression and poverty

. The globalization of commerce has

encouraged a neorealist anti-terrorism movement sponsored by TNCs.

improved terrorists' mobility.

created a self-determination movement in the Third World sponsored by the United States.

reduced terror attacks in capitalist countries.

. A group of terrorists or intelligence operatives who remain dormant in a target country until ordered to carry out their mission is known as

an undercover operation.

a sleeper cell.

a clandestine operation or "black-ops" group.

a wake-up cell.

. Academi (formerly Xe, formerly Blackwater) is an example of a(n)

Popular Mobilization Force (PMF).

national security corporation.

mercenary company.

privatized military firm (PMF).

. At the 1995 NPT review conference, the signatories

agreed to extend the treaty indefinitely.

voted to ban Iran, North Korea, and Nauru from further meetings.

could decide nothing; as a result, the meeting broke up in disarray.

changed the name from NPT to NST, to recognize the changing global political situation.

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