What Does the Term "Loose Nukes" Refer To? ​

question 49

Multiple Choice

What does the term "loose nukes" refer to? ​

• A)the attitude of Russia about using nuclear weapons
• B)selling of nuclear information to foreign sources by Russian scientists
• C)the smuggled radioactive material stolen from Russian nuclear facilities
• D)the brain drain of nuclear scientists after ether fall of communism
• E)terrorist organizations with nuclear capabilities

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Definitions:

Perfectly Inelastic

A market situation where the quantity demanded does not change as the price changes.

Demand Curve

A graph showing the relationship between the price of a good or service and the quantity of that good or service that consumers are willing to buy at each price point.

Perfectly Elastic

Describes a situation in economics where a small change in price leads to an infinite change in quantity demanded or supplied.

Price Elasticity of Demand

A measure that calculates the change in the quantity demanded of a good in response to a change in its price.