Unit 6 Quiz Flashcards
(67 cards)
National security
Ability to maintain survival of the state through economic power, deplomacy, power projection, and political power
Escalated after ww2
5 current national security threats
- Weapons proliferation
- International terrorism
- Iran
- North Korea
- Cyber security
Weapons proliferation
Spread of chem, bio, and nuclear weapons
International terrorism
Isis, al qaeda, the taliban
Iran
Acquire nukes, arms race in Middle East
North Korea
Could sell them to the highest bidder
Cyber security
Hacking of personal information, elections
How many hijacked airlines in 911
4
Airlines flew where
Across the country
How many hijackers
19
How many middle eastern countries
4
911 coordinator
Mohammad Atta
Idea of 9-11 proposed to bin laden by
Khalid Sheikh Mohammad (KSM)
Attackers took _____ before attacks
Piloting lessons
911 targets
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Capital building (not hit)
World Trade Center attack on
Us economy and international trade
Pentagon attack on
Us military
Capital building attack on
Democracy
Total casualties
2974
Terrorism
-violence that is deliberate, targets citizens, politically or religiously motivated, usually by sub national groups, directed toward hated gov, create state of fear
Why isn’t there a universally accepted def of terrorism
UN members disagree on which groups should be treated as terrorists
What makes an act of terrorism international terrorism
When the victims, targets, terrorists, means, or location involve more than one country
What’s state sponsored terrorism
When govs use or support terrorism as an instrument of their foreign policy
which countries does the us gov consider guilty of this
Iran
Syria
Sudan
North Korea
