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12. Regional Security Issues
Regional Security Issues
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05/15/2013

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What is a nuclear weapons state?
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Any country that has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon before 1 January 1967
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What are the concerns from using electricity generated from nuclear material?
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Political considerations associated with regional security issues
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Iran enriching uranium to make its own fuel and North Korea refusing the US’s offer of proliferation safer reactors is an example of?
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Regional Nuclear Security issues
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97) A reduction in the nuclear stockpile and forces assigned to operate, maintain, and support nuclear capability coupled with ongoing challenge of achieving a focused and dedicated workforce describes?
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Events after the Cold War that affected the AF Nuclear Enterprise
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A serious erosion of focus, expertise, mission readiness, resources, and discipline with the nuclear enterprise resulted in what?
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a. The inadvertent shipment of ICBM components to Taiwan in 2006
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The dismantling of SAC, diversion of critical resources, and little or no emphasis on nuclear training and discipline best summarizes what?
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a. The devaluing of the nuclear mission
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A base initiated shipping transaction, plus improper documentation, mislabeling, and a failure to accomplish proper notification summarizes the mistakes that led to the inadvertent shipment of:
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MK12 Forward sections to Taiwan
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The shipment of classified items to Taiwan and unauthorized transport of nuclear weapons to from Minot to Barksdale best describes what?
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Failed Leadership
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Following established procedures, holding people accountable, focusing on expertise, mission readiness and discipline best summarizes?
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Lesson learned from recent nuclear incidents
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What are SNCO responsibilities in terms of nuclear weapons?
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. Make compliance and accountability your motto
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No consensus in the U.S
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Little strategy shared in the international arena
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Pre-World War II
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- geographic location
- isolationism
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Changing international environment
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. the cause of foreign policy controversy
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Post-war globalism
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- Containment
- Domino Theory
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Vietnam Conflict
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Beginning of fundamental change in U.S. policy
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Decentralized Anarchy
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. International politics are not regulated or ethical
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Many actors
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. over 190 countries are involved in the international environment
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World is multi-lateral
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What a nation does affects other nations differently
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Interests
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Nations political interests are a mixture of interests
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Nations are sovereign and unique
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Self-ruling and geographically separated
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Strategy:
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a. Plan of action
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8th Air Force:
Definition
a. great flexibility and versatility
b. essential to nuclear deterrence
c. B-52’s provide unique stand-off capabilities
d. B-2’s can attack heavily defended targets
e. Lead command responsible for Huey’s
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