Technology, force and weapons of mass destruction 0.0 / 5 ? Government & PoliticsIR UniversityNone Created by: AnnagcCreated on: 11-05-21 12:26 What are the types of weapons of mass destruction? Biological, chemical and nuclear 1 of 15 Which states posses nuclear weapons US, Russia, UK, France, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea, Israel 2 of 15 Why states have nuclear weapons - Sagan 1996 Security model increase national security against foreign threats (Chia) 3 of 15 Sagan 1996 Domestic politics mode may be domestic actors, militaries, nuclear energy establishments or politicians who favour having NW (India) 4 of 15 Sagan 1996 Norms model modern states who possess NW to demonstrate that they are legitimate modern states (France) 5 of 15 What were the elements of the Non-proliferation treaty? States without NW won't get them, states with them will pursue disarmament and all states can access nuclear tech for peace purposes 6 of 15 What are ICBM's? intercontinental ballistic missiles 7 of 15 what are SLBM's? Submarine launched ballistic missiles 8 of 15 What is deterrence theory? in order to deter attacks a state must persuade potential attackers, that they have effective military capability which could pose unacceptable 9 of 15 What is Waltz's (1981) realist view on the proliferation of nuclear weapons? the slow spread of NW is preferable because it is inevitable 10 of 15 How does Price (1995) explain the non-use of chemical weapons There is a taboo associating them with the weak akin to poison, there is no defence against them 11 of 15 Examples of Tannenwald Nuclear Taboo argument global anti-nuclear weapons movements and non-nuclear states, NW haven't been used in cases where retaliation wasn't possible 12 of 15 What is the difference between a nuclear taboo and a nuclear tradition? Traditions are non-use norms but not as strong as the blind acceptance seen in taboos 13 of 15 How did Cohn 1988 describe the language used by nuclear defence intellectuals? technostrategic - it shapes people's thinking and must be used to be involved 14 of 15 What does Cohn believe should be done about technostrategic language? feminists need to dismantle it due to its dominance and militarised masculinity and replace it with alternative conceptions of the future 15 of 15
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