Which of the Following Best Describes How the Military Can

question 1

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes how the military can influence decision making?

• A)Leaders of democratic countries largely ignore the military.
• B)The military has the most credible information about a country's own capabilities.
• C)The military strongly advocates a policy of "shoot first,gather intelligence later."
• D)A military is only influential in democracies and has little influence in other types of regimes.
• E)Typically the military keeps its contingency plans secret from the leader,so that the information is not leaked to enemies.

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