CH- 26 Proliferation of Weapons and Mass Destruction Flashcards

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nuclear bombs are first made by

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fission compress heat and producing energy

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2
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what is enrichment

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a process to seprate isotope from Uranium 235

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3
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dirty bomb who termed it and meaning

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Allison 2005, when non state actors ( terrorist) might use for destruction.

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4
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‘the threat that leaves something to chance’ whose qoute

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thomas schelling 1980

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5
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which two strategy did usa used against ussr for nuclear attack prevention

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countervalue and counterforce

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counterforce startegy

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targeting ussr military and nuclear assets

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7
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countervalue strategy

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targeting value driven assets like threatning to bomb mrga cities,

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how non superpower state has acquired aresenal and their strategy

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1 ) catalyse to third party intervention 2) retaliation to nucler attack 3) assymetrical escalation to nuclear attack

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9
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IAEA formed on

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29 July 1957

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10
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north korea nuclear programme

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1994 agreed framework in return of closing yeongbyu station but for 2 Light water reactors and fuel oil .BUT it stopped due to delays in process and nk started nuclear action

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Iran nuclear programme

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Iran nuclear programme started in atome for pece eisenhower peech IAEA formation . Iran faile to declare it enrichment activities . other superpower agreed to stop nuclear activities. but then iran and other superpower 2015 JCPOA

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12
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chemical weapons around the world

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Germany after ww1; Saddam Hussein on ( Mustard gas and sarin) on Kuwait civilians in iraq; Aum Shinrikyo sarin gas on Tokyo subway 1995;

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13
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Chemical weapons convention signed on and by how many countries

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1997 by 193 m3mbers

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14
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biological warfare incidents

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USA 2001 sent anthrax spores in 2001

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15
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Nuclear opacity/ nuclear ambiguity/ Bombs at the basement

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Isreal policy of not showing or denying nuclear activities

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16
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Bombs in the basement approach

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sme israel nuclear policy they haven’t signed the npt but haven’t practice any nuclear test.

17
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Latent nuclear capacity

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country which possesses the infrastructure, capacities

18
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Nina Tannewald wrote the book

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The nuclear Taboo

19
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The Nuclear taboo

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Nina TAnnewald

20
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what is waltz -Sagan Debate

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kenneth Waltz think more nuclear weapons would create stable world .BUT Scott Sagan think less nuclear state is god because weaker state are sesitive to issue and may

21
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Horizontal proliferation

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spread of nuc;ear weapons to new countries

22
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Vertical Proliferation

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increase in the amount of arsenals

23
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Partial Test Ban Treaty What was it and who signed it

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UK, USSR, US 1963 allowing only underground nuclear testa rather than outer space, underwater,

24
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which country didn’t sign the PTBT and why?

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France and China because they recently 1963 tested their nuclearweapons. thought this treaty is for advantaged state who already had tested nuclear weapon

25
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Tlatelolco Treaty 1967

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Latin America free zone

26
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Zangger Committee 1970

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Guideline to apply IAEA safeguards to nuclear exports

27
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When and Why NSG was formed

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India practised in 1974 the nuclear test Smiling buddha 1st attempt

28
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Thomas grham and his description of NPT

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Diplomat of US and called NPT as BArgain Focused on three things, peacful use, non roliferation. Eventual disarmament

29
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NPT formed in

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1968 effective on 1970

30
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killed a dragon only to be found in jungle full of poisonous snakes

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James Woolsey 1998 CIA director

31
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UN RES 1540 What is it and when introduced

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asked states in 2004 to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons