Author Question: Second-strike capability a. is the capacity to absorb attacks and inflict unacceptable damage on ... (Read 26 times)

jake · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

Second-strike capability

a. is the capacity to absorb attacks and inflict unacceptable damage on the opponent.
b. can create a stable situation of mutual assured destruction.
c. was achieved by the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War.
d. All of the above are true.

Question 2

Which of the following is (are) assumed in the rational actor model of presidential policymaking?

a. The president is ultimately in charge.
b. Once the president makes a decision, the bureaucracy faithfully implements the policy in accordance with his wishes.
c. Presidential goals and beliefs are key explanatory concepts in this decisionmaking model.
d. All of the above are true.