Why Do States Acquire Arms? Describe and Explain the Domestic

question 28

Essay

Why do states acquire arms? Describe and explain the domestic and international factors contributing to arms acquisitions.

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Definitions:

Cetaceans

A group of marine mammals including whales, dolphins, and porpoises, characterized by their fully aquatic lifestyle and typically large brains.

Fossil Record

The collection of preserved remains or imprints of living organisms found in sedimentary rocks, which provides historical evidence for evolution.

Evolution

The evolutionary process by which different types of life forms are speculated to have evolved and differentiated from their ancestral forms across the history of the globe.

Random Process

A procedure or phenomenon in which the outcome is unpredictable, and under identical conditions can lead to different results.