INS3003 Final Exam UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
why don't we use our nuclear weapons? - CORRECT ANSWER - they are destructive
daisy cutter bomb - CORRECT ANSWER - allows for the bomb to explode before hitting
the ground, so it reaches further than if it exploded when it hit the ground
what is the only example of the US using conventional bombs in warfare? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tokyo, Japan
since WW2 we have developed ______ nuclear weapons - CORRECT ANSWER - tactical
tactical nuclear weapons are: - CORRECT ANSWER - much smaller
lower yield nuclear impacts
immediately after WW2 a poll of Americans said that ____% of them supported nuclear weapons
- CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
when did public opinion of nuclear weapons start to shift? - CORRECT ANSWER - when
we started to truly understand how devastating they could be
nuclear taboo was coined by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Nina Tannenwald
nuclear taboo - CORRECT ANSWER - it was taboo to even suggest using nuclear
weapons
impact death toll for Hiroshima is estimated at _______ people - CORRECT ANSWER -
70,000
,by the end of the year during which Hiroshima occurred, the death toll had reached ________. by
the end of the decade it had reached _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - 140,000
200,000
what made the Hiroshima bombs more potent than conventional bombs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the radiation
what happened to the people living in and around Hiroshima? - CORRECT ANSWER -
intelligence levels dropped drastically
birth defects became common
ground and atmosphere became contaminated
the Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons in ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 1949
1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - not a ban on nuclear
weapons, just controlled them
what 5 countries are not part of the NPT? of those, who have nuclear weapons? - CORRECT
ANSWER - India, Pakistan, Israel, South Sudan, and North Korea
all but South Sudan have nuclear weapons
the NPT states: - CORRECT ANSWER - the five nuclear weapons states are allowed to
keep their weapons but are not allowed to use them or help anyone else gain nuclear capabilities
every other state can not develop nuclear capabilities
what are the 5 nuclear powers? - CORRECT ANSWER - US
, Great Britain
France
China
Russia
1972 Biological Weapons Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - bans biological weapons
most countries have signed this
1993 Chemical Weapons Convention - CORRECT ANSWER - bans chemical weapons
most countries are part of this
disarmament was never legitimately considered by the US or Soviet Union because: -
CORRECT ANSWER - they couldn't trust each other
second strike capability - CORRECT ANSWER - to have deterrence, you have to be able
to survive the first strike and respond
the nuclear triad - CORRECT ANSWER - means that a country has nuclear weapons on
land, at sea, and in the air
mutual assured destruction (MAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - idea that if there is nuclear
war, there would be destruction and it would be mutual and that is assured
arms control - CORRECT ANSWER - seeking to limit the number of nuclear weapons and
strike a "balance of capabilities"
1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - testing the air for radiation
Questions and CORRECT Answers
why don't we use our nuclear weapons? - CORRECT ANSWER - they are destructive
daisy cutter bomb - CORRECT ANSWER - allows for the bomb to explode before hitting
the ground, so it reaches further than if it exploded when it hit the ground
what is the only example of the US using conventional bombs in warfare? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Tokyo, Japan
since WW2 we have developed ______ nuclear weapons - CORRECT ANSWER - tactical
tactical nuclear weapons are: - CORRECT ANSWER - much smaller
lower yield nuclear impacts
immediately after WW2 a poll of Americans said that ____% of them supported nuclear weapons
- CORRECT ANSWER - 80%
when did public opinion of nuclear weapons start to shift? - CORRECT ANSWER - when
we started to truly understand how devastating they could be
nuclear taboo was coined by: - CORRECT ANSWER - Nina Tannenwald
nuclear taboo - CORRECT ANSWER - it was taboo to even suggest using nuclear
weapons
impact death toll for Hiroshima is estimated at _______ people - CORRECT ANSWER -
70,000
,by the end of the year during which Hiroshima occurred, the death toll had reached ________. by
the end of the decade it had reached _______ - CORRECT ANSWER - 140,000
200,000
what made the Hiroshima bombs more potent than conventional bombs? - CORRECT
ANSWER - the radiation
what happened to the people living in and around Hiroshima? - CORRECT ANSWER -
intelligence levels dropped drastically
birth defects became common
ground and atmosphere became contaminated
the Soviet Union developed nuclear weapons in ____ - CORRECT ANSWER - 1949
1968 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - not a ban on nuclear
weapons, just controlled them
what 5 countries are not part of the NPT? of those, who have nuclear weapons? - CORRECT
ANSWER - India, Pakistan, Israel, South Sudan, and North Korea
all but South Sudan have nuclear weapons
the NPT states: - CORRECT ANSWER - the five nuclear weapons states are allowed to
keep their weapons but are not allowed to use them or help anyone else gain nuclear capabilities
every other state can not develop nuclear capabilities
what are the 5 nuclear powers? - CORRECT ANSWER - US
, Great Britain
France
China
Russia
1972 Biological Weapons Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - bans biological weapons
most countries have signed this
1993 Chemical Weapons Convention - CORRECT ANSWER - bans chemical weapons
most countries are part of this
disarmament was never legitimately considered by the US or Soviet Union because: -
CORRECT ANSWER - they couldn't trust each other
second strike capability - CORRECT ANSWER - to have deterrence, you have to be able
to survive the first strike and respond
the nuclear triad - CORRECT ANSWER - means that a country has nuclear weapons on
land, at sea, and in the air
mutual assured destruction (MAD) - CORRECT ANSWER - idea that if there is nuclear
war, there would be destruction and it would be mutual and that is assured
arms control - CORRECT ANSWER - seeking to limit the number of nuclear weapons and
strike a "balance of capabilities"
1963 Partial Test Ban Treaty - CORRECT ANSWER - testing the air for radiation
