How does geography usually affect the balance between offense and defense?
a. It usually favors defense over offense.
b. It usually favors offense over defense.
c. It favors offense but only if offensive forces know how to exploit the terrain.
d. Geography is neutral with respect to the balance between offense and defense.
e. Geography does not systematically favor either; it depends on the circumstance.
Question 2
What effect do nuclear weapons have on the offensive-defensive balance?
a. They represent a triumph of the offensive.
b. They represent a triumph of the defensive.
c. They resolve the question of the security dilemma.
d. They create a situation that is similar to the primacy of defense.
e. They introduce a need for a continually accelerating arms race that deprives them of deterrent capabilities.