CH- 26 Proliferation of Weapons and Mass Destruction

Question 1

nuclear bombs are first made by

Answer 1

fission compress heat and producing energy

Question 2

what is enrichment

Answer 2

a process to seprate isotope from Uranium 235

Question 3

dirty bomb who termed it and meaning

Answer 3

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

Question 4

‘the threat that leaves something to chance’ whose qoute

Answer 4

thomas schelling 1980

Question 5

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

Answer 5

countervalue and counterforce

Question 6

counterforce startegy

Answer 6

targeting ussr military and nuclear assets

Question 7

countervalue strategy

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targeting value driven assets like threatning to bomb mrga cities,

Question 8

how non superpower state has acquired aresenal and their strategy

Answer 8

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

Question 9

IAEA formed on

Answer 9

29 July 1957

Question 10

north korea nuclear programme

Answer 10

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

Question 11

Iran nuclear programme

Answer 11

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

Question 12

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;

Question 13

Chemical weapons convention signed on and by how many countries

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1997 by 193 m3mbers

Question 14

biological warfare incidents

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USA 2001 sent anthrax spores in 2001

Question 15

Nuclear opacity/ nuclear ambiguity/ Bombs at the basement

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Isreal policy of not showing or denying nuclear activities

Question 16

Bombs in the basement approach

Answer 16

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

Question 17

Latent nuclear capacity

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country which possesses the infrastructure, capacities

Question 18

Nina Tannewald wrote the book

Answer 18

The nuclear Taboo

Question 19

The Nuclear taboo

Answer 19

Nina TAnnewald

Question 20

what is waltz -Sagan Debate

Answer 20

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

Question 21

Horizontal proliferation

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spread of nuc;ear weapons to new countries

Question 22

Vertical Proliferation

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increase in the amount of arsenals

Question 23

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,

Question 24

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

Question 25

Tlatelolco Treaty 1967

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Latin America free zone

Question 26

Zangger Committee 1970

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Guideline to apply IAEA safeguards to nuclear exports

Question 27

When and Why NSG was formed

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

Question 28

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

Question 29

NPT formed in

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1968 effective on 1970

Question 30

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

Answer 30

James Woolsey 1998 CIA director

Question 31

UN RES 1540 What is it and when introduced

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asked states in 2004 to prohibit the use of nuclear weapons