WMD Exam 1
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1. What are the two fissile materials used to make nuclear weapons?: Uranium-235
and Plutonim 239
2. Idnetify 3 delivery vehciles used ot carry nuclear weapons: ICBM, long-range strategic
bombers, nuclear-arme dsubmarines
3. What is dual use dilemma/ Which type(s) of WMD does it apply to?: materials used
for WMD have two purposes
Nuclear-can be used ot generate electiry and enrichment plants for bombs
chemical-civilian uses-pesiticides and chlorine
bio-scientists study diseases and virusses to improve health
4. What are two key limitaitons to the ffectinvess of chemical weapons?: 1) Friendly
fire-susceptible to weather conditions
2) Protections exist
5. The term "weapons of mass desturctoin" was first used in the context of what
conflict?: Used by archibishop of canterbury willian lang in london times in 1937 to descirbe convenitonal and
icnendiary attacks ont he city of Guernica during the SPanish civil war
6. In "All Weapons of Mass Destruction are not equal," Macfarlane argues
against grouping together nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Briefly
summarize her logic.: US WMD politics and biodefense programs inflate capabilities of BCW
Only defenses against NW are preventive: securing nw, materials, and personally around the world that could be used
in a nuclear program and improving border security to detect entry of a NW into US
Spending on defense against NW use in US is less than $2 billion, much less than spent on biodefense programs
Domestic defense against a bw attack should not be receiving more than 3x the funding as NEW defense strategies
Nuclear weapons much more destructive
7. Which country used bioligical wepaons on a large scale iN WW2 and what
naiton was the primary target of these attacks?: Japan dropped large amounts of insects
infected wiht the bubonic plague on China
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8. What are two of the criteria that US used in choosing targets in Japan for
atomic bombing?: 1) city must have military importance
2) city must be large enoug a(and unscathed) to show impact
9. What did the Frank Report prose as an altenrative to droopping the atomic
bombs on Japan?: Authors of frnack rpeort were worried baout mroal costs a day after effecct of drippooing
the atomic bomb and proposed conducting a demonstration via UN.
10. Idneity two reaonss whyt he Soviet declaraiton of war on Japan amay have
helped convinve Japanes eot surrender in WWI.: Soviets invasion of Mancuria had two impacts:
1) elimited SU as a potential mediator between Japan and the West
2) elimitated propsetcts of japan trying to fight a last-ditch effort ot secure better surrender terms
11. In the Absolute Weapons, Brodie concludes that "Supeirority in numebrs
of bombs is not in itself a guarantee of strategic supriority in atomic bomb
warfare" Why not?: ????you may need a handful of bombs to thit their targets to have a massive effect?????
12. Why is Brodie skepticla of the claim that nuclear weapons are inherently
offensive weapons?: Brodie skeptical because he understands destructive capabiltiies of the bomb an dnows
that in a conflict between nuclear states, the costs of war are so high that states wont use them
13. According to Brodie, what are 3 steps, US should take to ensure it is prepared
ot survive and repsond to a nuclear attack?: 1) make sure military is not dependent on cities
2) encourage suburbanization
3) spread out food and water sources, infrasturcture, & commerce
14. What is the difference between deterrence and compelelnce?: Deterrence-threaten
an adversary to prevent them from dong something
Compelling-threat an adverary to try and compell/ocnvinve them to do somehting
15. What is the difference between deterrence by denial and deterrence by
punishment?: Deterrence by denial is when you try to prevent an adversary from doing somehting by threatening
to attack things they need to fufill their goals
Deterrence by punishment is when you prevent an adversary form doing something by threatening something they
value
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1. What are the two fissile materials used to make nuclear weapons?: Uranium-235
and Plutonim 239
2. Idnetify 3 delivery vehciles used ot carry nuclear weapons: ICBM, long-range strategic
bombers, nuclear-arme dsubmarines
3. What is dual use dilemma/ Which type(s) of WMD does it apply to?: materials used
for WMD have two purposes
Nuclear-can be used ot generate electiry and enrichment plants for bombs
chemical-civilian uses-pesiticides and chlorine
bio-scientists study diseases and virusses to improve health
4. What are two key limitaitons to the ffectinvess of chemical weapons?: 1) Friendly
fire-susceptible to weather conditions
2) Protections exist
5. The term "weapons of mass desturctoin" was first used in the context of what
conflict?: Used by archibishop of canterbury willian lang in london times in 1937 to descirbe convenitonal and
icnendiary attacks ont he city of Guernica during the SPanish civil war
6. In "All Weapons of Mass Destruction are not equal," Macfarlane argues
against grouping together nuclear, chemical and biological weapons. Briefly
summarize her logic.: US WMD politics and biodefense programs inflate capabilities of BCW
Only defenses against NW are preventive: securing nw, materials, and personally around the world that could be used
in a nuclear program and improving border security to detect entry of a NW into US
Spending on defense against NW use in US is less than $2 billion, much less than spent on biodefense programs
Domestic defense against a bw attack should not be receiving more than 3x the funding as NEW defense strategies
Nuclear weapons much more destructive
7. Which country used bioligical wepaons on a large scale iN WW2 and what
naiton was the primary target of these attacks?: Japan dropped large amounts of insects
infected wiht the bubonic plague on China
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, WMD Exam 1
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_i20tso
8. What are two of the criteria that US used in choosing targets in Japan for
atomic bombing?: 1) city must have military importance
2) city must be large enoug a(and unscathed) to show impact
9. What did the Frank Report prose as an altenrative to droopping the atomic
bombs on Japan?: Authors of frnack rpeort were worried baout mroal costs a day after effecct of drippooing
the atomic bomb and proposed conducting a demonstration via UN.
10. Idneity two reaonss whyt he Soviet declaraiton of war on Japan amay have
helped convinve Japanes eot surrender in WWI.: Soviets invasion of Mancuria had two impacts:
1) elimited SU as a potential mediator between Japan and the West
2) elimitated propsetcts of japan trying to fight a last-ditch effort ot secure better surrender terms
11. In the Absolute Weapons, Brodie concludes that "Supeirority in numebrs
of bombs is not in itself a guarantee of strategic supriority in atomic bomb
warfare" Why not?: ????you may need a handful of bombs to thit their targets to have a massive effect?????
12. Why is Brodie skepticla of the claim that nuclear weapons are inherently
offensive weapons?: Brodie skeptical because he understands destructive capabiltiies of the bomb an dnows
that in a conflict between nuclear states, the costs of war are so high that states wont use them
13. According to Brodie, what are 3 steps, US should take to ensure it is prepared
ot survive and repsond to a nuclear attack?: 1) make sure military is not dependent on cities
2) encourage suburbanization
3) spread out food and water sources, infrasturcture, & commerce
14. What is the difference between deterrence and compelelnce?: Deterrence-threaten
an adversary to prevent them from dong something
Compelling-threat an adverary to try and compell/ocnvinve them to do somehting
15. What is the difference between deterrence by denial and deterrence by
punishment?: Deterrence by denial is when you try to prevent an adversary from doing somehting by threatening
to attack things they need to fufill their goals
Deterrence by punishment is when you prevent an adversary form doing something by threatening something they
value
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