'Little Boy' was the first example of this low efficiency but simple weapon design
What is a 'gun-type' fission weapon
100
This PMSC was tasked with protecting US civil servants in Iraq but was also implicated in the murder of civilians.
What is Blackwater
100
These countries comprise between 69 and 82% of all arms in global trade
Who are the P5
100
Negotiated Resolution, Incident Management, Communication and Use of Force are best described as this.
What are the Basic Elements of Counterterrorism?
100
This is an organized movement aimed at the overthrow of a government though subversion and armed conflict
What is an insurgency
200
This was a 50 Mt nuclear divide exploded by the Soviet Union. It was the largest test explosion ever.
What was Tsar Bomba
200
Most PMSCs are tasked not to conduct combat operations but to do this:
What is logistical support
200
The scheme to by which the US sold weapons to Iran to fund an insurgency in Central America was known as this
What is the Iran Contra Affair
200
Defending an airport is an example of this level of defense
What is Systems-level security
200
Modern insurgencies are often the result of this
What is state failure
300
Signed in 1968, this agreement sought to limit the size of the nuclear club.
What is the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)
300
This country benefitted from Executive Outcomes rapid response capabilities that were able to push the Revolutionary United front back into a neighboring country
What is Sierra Leone
300
This class of weapon kills more people annually than all others combined.
What are Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW)
300
The successful raid that killed Usama bin Laden left him in charge of al Qaeda.
Who is Ayman al Zawahiri
300
This was the negotiated settlement of 'the troubles' in Northern Ireland
What is the Good Friday Agreements
400
This Pakistani is widely credited with creating non-governmental network that accelerated nuclear weapons programs in several countries
Who is AQ Kahn
400
This company was accused of running a human trafficking ring in Bosnia
What is DynCorp
400
This was the practice by the Soviet Union of selling fighter jets to client countries and then using the procurement of spare parts to dictate behavior
What is MiG Diplomacy
400
This organization has the ability to freeze assets of state, organizations, and individuals associated with terrorism.
What is the US Department of Treasury.
400
Ameliorating grievances, exposing bad ideologies, and providing good alternatives are all aspects of this:
What is winning hearts and minds (WHAM)
500
This treaty, which expires in 2021, limits the number of deployable nuclear warheads to 1,550 for both the US and Russia
What is the START treaty
500
An early example of hiring forces from another country, the fledgling United States hired them to fight in the revolutionary war.
Who were German troops
500
The practice by the US of selling weapons to client states in lieu of sending troops to defend US interests
What is the Nixon Doctrine
500
These are informal money transfer that are difficult to track but often are used to fund terrorist activities in the Middle East
What is Hawala
500
He is considered a scholar-practitioner of COIN after his role in leading the Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire