Chapter 8

Question 1

Definition of War

Answer 1

Organized, deliberate violence

Moral lethal than other forms of violence

1000 deaths in a calendar year

Both sides can harm each other
Genocide is not a war

Question 2

Terrorism

Answer 2

Act is political by nature or intent

Committed by nonstate actors

Noncombatant targets

Unconventional and unpredictable

Seeks to instill fear in a wider audience than immediate targets

Question 3

What is a just war?

Answer 3

Self-defense
Defense of others
Violation of human rights (?)
Declaration of intent
Forces should be focused on repelling aggression

Question 4

Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT )

Answer 4

Signed in 1968; in force since 1970;189 signatories

States without nuclear weapons agree not to acquire or develop them.

States with nuclear weapons promise not to transfer technology to non-nuclear states and to eventually dismantle their own.