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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?

The conflict was successfully managed without nuclear escalation Signup and view all the answers

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

An illicit supply network for nuclear weapons Signup and view all the answers

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

Super-power rivalry Signup and view all the answers

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

To reduce the military burden on the superpowers Signup and view all the answers

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

Economies of scale Signup and view all the answers

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

To preserve or enhance independence Signup and view all the answers

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

Increased demand for weapons Signup and view all the answers

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What is a consequence of the end of the Cold War that heightens the threat of horizontal proliferation?

Which two countries conducted nuclear tests in May 1998, sparking a nuclear arms race in South Asia?

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?

What was the outcome of the 2001 conventional confrontation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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