Why Are Terrorist Threats "Nondeterrable

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why are terrorist threats "nondeterrable"?

• A)because nuclear weapons are too powerful to be deterred
• B)because cutbacks were made to the SDI program that could have provided deterrence
• C)because partisanship has clouded the debate over BMDs
• D)because the threat of retaliation is meaningless to terrorists

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