Arms Control Is Particularly Useful

question 36

Multiple Choice

Arms control is particularly useful

• A) in enduring rivalries.
• B) in situations that involve nuclear weapons.
• C) in situations in which states have become embroiled in the security dilemma and are continuously increasing their arms supply.
• D) in situations in which states do not have a powerful desire for expansion but might initiate war out of the fear of what will happen if their enemy strikes first.

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