Vocab
What is a Drone?
a remote-controlled weapon that may be used in reconnaissance, offense, or general use.
What are the dangers of small arms?
- easier to carry and conceel which leads to ease of use. As well as a enhanced amount suicdies and homocides
limited test ban, Threshold ban test, and Comprehensive test ban theory.
Why does low cost contribute to weapons proliferation of small arms?
These weapons are inexpensive because of economies of scale and the relatively low level of companies in 98 countries producing them.
What is Dissuassion
Involves efforts to infulence countires to not acquire weapons
What is a worldview that places the constant struggle for power and dominance at the center of international relations.
Hobbesian worldview
Why are nuclear weapons bad?
They can cause mass terror and damage to the people and environment around them.
What are the top 3 countries with small arms holder
USA, Yemen and Switzerland
Prohibits all nuclear weapons test explosions (not raffled by the U.S Senate)
What is Denial?
restricts exports of technologies and materials
What is a treaty promoting international restraints on nuclear activity
Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
What do we mean when we say non-proliferation?
we mean its the end of the spread of something, in this context, weaponry.
What are the 8 D's named by the USA Department of Defense
Dissuasion, Disarmament, Diplomacy, Denial, Defusing, Deterence, Defenses, and Destruction
Why is Regional balance of power a reason for weapons proliferation?
Arms sales are often defended because such transfers contribute to regional stability and diminish the likelihood of war.
Involes the use of premptive strikes
The Chinese policy for potential retaliatory strikes against large-value target is also known as
Minimum deterrence
Why does the USA use drones?
The USA uses drones to enact terror as well as to be more precise in their attacks.
What are 3 of the economic and political motivations for weapon proliferation?
Superpower rivalry, Military burden sharing, economics of scale
What is the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty( NEW START)
Cuts strategic nuclear warheads for the U/S and Russia from 2,200 to 1,500 and the number of deployed missiles and bombers to 700 each.
What is Diplomacy
Aims at persuading countries to abadon weapons programs
what is Project BioShield
a project meant to form a vaccine against anthrax
what is the Cuban Misslie Crisis
When the united states and the russian federation had nuclear missiles sent to cuba
How are small arms transferred?
governments transering weapons to other government, government-sanctioned commercial sales, convert delivered by governments of private firms with assistance of governments and illicit sales.
Why does self-reliance affect weapons proliferation?
Many countries develop their weapons to preserve or enhance their independence.
What is disarmament?