How might American nuclear disarmament harm non-proliferation?
a. Other countries will believe that the United States will maintain a secret stockpile of nuclear material.
b. American non-nuclear allies may feel the need to obtain nuclear weapons to maintain deterrence.
c. The nuclear material once held by the United States will end up in the hands of other countries.
d. A non-nuclear United States will have to enhance its conventional strength, which is more frightening to other countries than a nuclear United States.
Question 2
Why is the tragedy of the commons a challenge to Adam Smith's invisible hand argument, according to Hardin?
a. It shows that people do not act rationally.
b. It questions the basic premise on which capitalism is constructed.
c. It shows that the establishment of stability and security can have unintended consequences.
d. It invalidates Smith's core assumption that individually rational decisions will produce outcomes that are collectively beneficial.
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