Author Question: Why, according to the Obama administration, is nuclear disarmament feasible? a. because nuclear ... (Read 63 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Sep 4, 2018

Why, according to the Obama administration, is nuclear disarmament feasible?

a. because nuclear weapons are only useful to deter other nuclear weapons, and if no one has them, no one needs them.
b. becauseof the universal norm against the actual use of nuclear weapons
c. because of the success of the Non-Proliferation Treaty
d. because it could be backed by American conventional power

Question 2

How might the mere presence of a weapons system or capability lead to its preemptive use in conflict?

a. Decision makers have an inherent psychological bias toward weapons in hand.
b. The chain of command can be broken, leading to desperate decisions by those directly in charge of a specific capability.
c. Decision makers may worry that they might lose that capability before being able to use it.
d. The logic of deterrence and escalation requires the limited use of known weapons to make threats more credible.