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- 2. material the elements plutonium and uranium whose atoms split apart and release energy
- 4. assured destruction the possession of second strike nuclear capabilities, which ensures that neither of two adversities could prevent the other from destroying it in an all-out war
- 5. missile a small winged missile that can navigate across thousands of miles of previously mapped terrain to reach a particular targets it can carry a nuclear or conventional war head.
- 9. warfare the use of electromagnetic spectrum in war, such as employing electromagnetic for its own benefit and denying it to the enemy
- 13. projection the ability to use military forces in areas far from a country’s region or sphere of influence
- 15. treaty it created a framework for controlling the spread if nuclear materials and expertise, including the international atomic energy agency.
- 17. technology the use of special radar-absorbent materials and unusual shapes in the design or aircrafts, missiles and ships to scatter enemy radar.
- 18. missile the major strategic delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons
- 19. conversions the use of former military facilities and industries for new civilian production.
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- 1. weapons convention it prohibits the development, production, and possession of biological weapons, but makes no provision for inspections.
- 3. technology control regime a set of agreements through which industrialized states try to limit the flow of missile-relevant technology to third world states
- 4. governments states in which military forces control the government; most common in third world countries, where the military may be the only large modern institution.
- 6. the spread of weapons of mass destruction into the hands of more destruction.
- 7. foot soldiers who use assault rifles and other light weapons
- 8. of mass destruction nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, all distinguished from conventional weapons by their enormous potential lethality, and by their relative lack of discrimination in whom they kill.
- 10. weapons convention it bands the production and possession of chemical weapons and includes strict verification provisions and the threat of sanctions against violators and against nonparticipants in the treaty
- 11. d’état french for “blow against the state”, it refers to the seizure of political power but domestic military forces.
- 12. mines concealed explosives devices, often left behind by irregular armies, which kill or maim civilians after wars end
- 14. defense initiative a US effort, also known as “star wars”, to develop defenses that could shoot down incoming ballistic missiles.
- 16. of command a hierarchy of officials through which states control military forces