Economic Inequality and the Global Financial Crisis
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What is a consequence of the end of the Cold War that heightens the threat of horizontal proliferation?

  • The rise of the United States as a superpower
  • The reduction of international diplomatic efforts
  • The emergence of new nuclear states
  • The demise of the Soviet Union's military industrial complex (correct)
  • Which two countries conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, sparking a nuclear arms race in South Asia?

  • Iran and North Korea
  • Russia and the United States
  • China and Japan
  • India and Pakistan (correct)
  • What is the term used to describe the possibility of state-sponsored or non-state terrorist groups obtaining nuclear weapons and holding the world to ransom?

  • Nuclear Terrorism (correct)
  • Horizontal Proliferation
  • Nuclear Deterrence
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • What was the outcome of the 2001 conventional confrontation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir?

    <p>The conflict was successfully managed without nuclear escalation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was uncovered by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in 2003?

    <p>An illicit supply network for nuclear weapons</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a strategic motivation for the proliferation of weapons?

    <p>Super-power rivalry</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a reason for the proliferation of weapons, according to the concept of military burden sharing?

    <p>To reduce the military burden on the superpowers</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is an economic motivation for the proliferation of weapons?

    <p>Economies of scale</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is a political motivation for the proliferation of weapons, according to the concept of self-reliance?

    <p>To preserve or enhance independence</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following is a consequence of ethnic conflicts, in terms of weapons proliferation?

    <p>Increased demand for weapons</p> Signup and view all the answers

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