Verified Test Bank Nuclear Weapons Today Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 01

01) Which of the following countries is not recognized as a legitimate nuclear power under the Non-Proliferation Treaty?

a. Pakistan

b. India

c. North Korea

d. All of the options given are correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 02

02) Which of the following would be considered 'counterforce' targets?

a. Military forces

b. Communications networks

c. Cities

d. Military forces and communications networks

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 03

03) The number of states possessing nuclear weapons has decreased during the Second Nuclear Age, but the absolute number of nuclear weapons in the world has been increasing.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 04

04) Which of the following best describes horizontal proliferation?

a. An increase in the number of actors possessing nuclear weapons

b. An increase in the number of nuclear weapons in the world

c. An increase in the number of signatories to arms control agreements

d. The spread of control of nuclear weapons to different bureaucracies within a government

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 05

05) The first nuclear weapons were ________ devices.

a. thermonuclear

b. fission

c. megaton-yield

d. None of the options given is correct.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 06

06) The First Nuclear Age lasted approximately from which dates?

a. 1945–1949

b. 1945–1961

c. 1945–1971

d. 1945–1991

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 07

07) The category of _______ nuclear weapons is used to designate devices intended for use against troop concentrations, ships, and similar targets. They generally are delivered using means such as short-range missiles or tactical aircraft.

a. strategic

b. tactical

c. thermonuclear

d. fission

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 08

08) According to proponents of the ‘nuclear taboo’, states have not used nuclear weapons since 1945 because they would most likely face international sanctions and/or other punishments.

a. True

b. False

Type: true-false

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 09

09) Effective enforcement of universal disarmament agreements such as the NPT has proven difficult, largely because treaties of this kind generally have weak enforcement provisions.

a. True

b. False

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 12 - Question 10

10) A __________ system is intended to intercept incoming nuclear warheads.

a. Nuclear Warhead Defence (NWD)

b. Ballistic Missile Defence (BMD)

c. Strategic Nuclear Defence (SND)

d. Thermonuclear Defence Shield (TDS)