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| People, organization, Processes, Procedures, and systems are BEST described as: |
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| Components of the Nuclear Enterprise |
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| Global Strike Command stood up in_____ and is located at______. |
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| Responsive to national leadership, continuously on alert, and deployed to widely dispersed locations best describes: |
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| WSA, PNAF and WS3 are best described as: |
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| Heavily secured areas within base parimeter, 6 above grounad 1 underground and IGLOOS BEST describes: |
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| Weapons Storage Areas (WSA's) |
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| Functions that provide peacetime support of logistical airlift for weapons and requires specially trained aircrews BEST describe: |
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| Prime Nuclear Airlift Forces (PNAF) |
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| Electronic monitoring and controls, Storage vaults built into the floor reduced need for convoys, and eliminates exposure BEST describe: |
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| Weapons Storage Security Systems (WS3). |
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| Underground structure, blast and pressure protected, capable of launching missiles BEST describes: |
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| Missile Launch Control Facilities, (LCC) Launch Control Center. |
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| Verticle Cylindrical container, protected by blast door on top, and multiple missile fields BEST describes: |
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| 1) Having a sense of duty towards society best describes? |
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| a. Public Service Orientation |
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| Accepted values, norms, and symbols are indicative of what profession? |
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| Which response BEST describes the attribute of professional character? |
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| emotional, moral, and intellectual qualities and behaviors |
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| What provides a framework for continued professional growth? |
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| What are regional policies effecting U.S. foreign policy? |
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a. Security of Sea Lines of Communication
b. The breakup of the Soviet Union
c. NATO modifications |
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| Which factors impact US foreign policy in a third world country? |
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a. Balance of power
b. Instability
c. Resource dependency |
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| What are the US foreign policy objectives in Europe? |
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a. Competing and cooperating economically
b. Maintain the balance of power |
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| Which US foreign policy deals best with the breakup of the Soviet Union? |
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| Maintain balance of power |
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| What problems impact US foreign policy in the Middle East? |
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a. Regional Stability
b. Oil
c. Arab-Israeli Conflict |
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| Where is the security of sea line communication effecting U.S. foreign policy? |
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| What impacts US/ foreign policy in the Middle East? |
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| 12) What is the greatest problem effecting U.S. policy in Asia? |
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| a. Maintaining a security policy balance without war |
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| 13) What is grand strategy? |
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| a. Coordinating the development and use of national power instruments |
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| 14) What is operational strategy? |
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| a. Planning, orchestrating and developing campaigns |
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| 15) What is military strategy? |
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| a. Coordinating the development, deployment, and employment of forces |
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| 16) What is battlefield strategy? |
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| a. Employing battlefield forces |
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| a. Adopted during the civil war, signals the end of life |
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| Signals the end of the duty day and links us to our military heritage |
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| Adopted from the French and British, this is one of the longest bugle calls. |
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| Who was the first Medal of Honor recipient? |
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| Who received the Medal of Honor after throwing out a faulty phosphorus bomb over Japan? |
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| Who was the youngest Medal of Honor recipient? |
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| Which two Medal of Honor recipients received the honor posthumously? |
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a. SSgt Archibald Mathias
b. A1C William Pitsenbarger |
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| Who received the medal of honor for a mission over Bresman, Germany |
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| Which code of conduct article requires a captured Airman to try to escape? |
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| Which article in the code of conduct requires you to give your life for your country? |
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| According to Article 5, if captured, what information are you required to give? |
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a. Name
b. Rank
c. Service Number
d. Date of Birth |
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| What article reminds us that we are responsible for our action during captivity? |
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| Which article forces you to take command if you’re the senior ranking? |
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| In article 2, when is surrender an option? |
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| a. When it’ll lead to death without no significant losses to the enemy |
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| What museum is dedicated to the accomplishments of enlisted members? |
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| Who was the first enlisted pilot? |
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| Who was the first black pilot? |
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| Which institutions were founded for the purpose of awarding college credit for job training and advanced management for the enlisted corps? |
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| Who was the first individual who scored one of only two aerial kills from a B-52 during Operation Linebacker in Vietnam? |
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| The mass deployment of 8 ANG fighter squadrons to Europe during the Berlin crisis |
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| First ANG non-stop trans-Atlantic deployment of tactical aircraft |
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| Who is Capt. Harry Underwood? |
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| Helped with first Air Guard jet kill during Korean war |
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| Who is Capt. Raynall Bolling? |
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| Organized first ANG unit in New York |
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| Who was LTC Addison Baker? |
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| ANG award MOH post humously for low-level attack on German oil refineries |
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| What is the ANG’s state role? |
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Definition
Provide trained personnel to (as directed by the governor)
i. Protect life and property
ii. Preserve peace, order and public safety |
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| What are the ANG’s distinctive capabilities? |
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Definition
a. Air and Space Superiority
b. Information Superiority
c. Global Attack
d. Precision Engagement
e. Rapid Global Mobility
f. Agile Combat Support |
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| What is Air and Space Superiority |
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a. Counter-air
b. Counter-space
c. Spacelift |
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| What is Information Superiority? |
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a. ISR
b. CC
c. Navigation and positioning
d. Counter-information
e. Weather services |
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Definition
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| What falls under precision engagement? |
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a. Counter-land
b. Counter-sea
c. SPECOPS
d. CSAR |
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| What falls under rapid global mobility? |
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Definition
a. Airlift
b. Air refueling |
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| Who provides agile combat support? |
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| What is the ANG’s federal role? |
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Definition
| Augment MAJCOMs from active Air Force |
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| What is the ANG state mission? |
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Definition
a. Firefighting
b. Regional emergencies
c. Counter-drug operations |
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| What is the Air Reserve Technician Program |
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Definition
| Provides a permanent cadre of civilian technicians ready for instant mobilization |
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| What is the Militia Act of 1972? |
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| Automatically enlisted able bodied men between ages 18-45 into hometown armed service. |
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| What is the Armed Forces Reserve Act? |
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| Established ready, standby, and retired Reservist categories. |
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| What are the Air Force Reserve Missions? |
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Definition
a. Global Fighter Support
b. Medical
c. Mission Support
d. Security Forces |
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| What are AFRC’s special missions? |
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Definition
a. Aerial firefighting
b. Aerial Spray
c. Search and Rescue
d. Space Command
e. Special Operations
f. Weather Reconnaissance |
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| What are two types of AFRC civil engineer units |
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Definition
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| What AFRC special mission includes unconventional warfare? |
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| Einstein sending a letter to the President, Manhattan Project, Little Boy, is an example of what? |
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Definition
| Pre-cold war history on nuclear weapons |
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| What year did the Soviets end the U.S. monopoly on nuclear weapons? |
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| What did the 13 day strategic chess match between the U.S. and the Soviet Union result in? |
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| What did the standup of ACC signal |
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Definition
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| What are the components of nuclear enterprise? |
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Definition
a. People
b. Organizations
c. Processes
d. Procedures |
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| When did Air Force Global Strike Command stand-up and where? |
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Definition
a. 2009
b. Barksdale AFB
c. Oversight of nukes
d. Restore faith in nuclear program
e. 2oth/F.E. Warren 8th/Barksdale |
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| The 20th Air Force’s ICMBS are: |
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Definition
a. Responsive to national leadership
b. Continuously on alert
c. Deployed to widely dispersed locations |
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Term
| What are the nuclear mission areas? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are weapons storage areas? |
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Definition
a. Heavily secured areas within base perimeters
b. Six above ground, one underground
c. Igloos |
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| What are prime nuclear Air Force forces (PNAF)? |
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Definition
| a. Functions that provide peacetime support of logistical airlift for airlift for nuclear weapons and requires specially trained aircrews |
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Term
| What are weapons security and storage systems (WS3)? |
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Definition
a. Electronic monitoring and controls
b. Storage vaults built in the floor
c. Reduced need for convoys
d. Eliminates exposure |
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| What are missile launch control facilities? |
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Definition
a. Underground structure
b. Blast and pressure protected
c. Capable of launching 50 missiles |
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Definition
a. Vertical, cylindrical container
b. Protected by a blast door on top
c. Multiple missiles |
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Definition
a. The material, personnel, and procedures that contributes to the safety, security, reliability, and control of nuclear weapons
b. Ensuring that no nuclear accidents, incidents, unauthorized detonations, or degradation in performance. |
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| What is nuclear systems system’s safety? |
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Definition
| a. The application of engineering and management principles, criteria and techniques to protect nuclear weapons against the risks and threats inherent in their environments within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, cost throughout all phases of their life cycle |
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| What is nuclear weapons security? |
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Definition
a. The total spectrum of procedures, facilities, equipment, and personnel employed to provide protection against a loss of custody, theft, or diversion of a nuclear systems
i. Protection against unauthorized access
ii. Protection against unauthorized actions
iii. Vandalism
iv. Sabotage
v. Malevolent Damage |
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| What is the Nuclear Weapons Security Standard? |
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Definition
a. Deny unauthorized access to nuclear weapons
b. Prevent damage or sabotage to nuclear weapons
c. Prevent loss of custody
d. Prevent radiological contamination caused by unauthorized acts |
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| What is weapons system reliability? |
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Definition
| a. The probability, without regard to countermeasures, that a nuclear weapon, subassembly, component, or other part will perform in accordance with its design intent or requirements |
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| What is the Personnel Reliability Program? |
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Definition
| a. DoD psychological evaluation program instituted during the Cold War that assists organizational leaders in the selection and retention of only those personnel who are emotionally stable, physically capable, and who have demonstrated reliability and professional competence |
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| What is the two-person concept? |
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Definition
| a. Requires certified personnel at all times who are knowledgeable in the task being performed, are familiar with safety and security requirements, and are capable of detecting incorrect acts or improper procedures. |
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| What is “use of control”? |
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Definition
| a. Weapons system design features, operational procedures, security and system safety rules, and active, passive or disablement features. |
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| Combined, what two control elements establish the framework through which absolute control of nuclear weapons is controlled at all times? |
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a. Use of control
b. Command and control |
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Definition
| a. Applies to all mission essential assets , delivery system or platform, associated support systems, equipment, facilities, personnel, command and control links, and supporting logistical elements and the entire threat spectrum |
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Definition
| a. A state of mind brought on by a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction |
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| What are characteristics of deterrence theory? |
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Definition
a. National Will
b. Perception
c. Capability |
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| Deterrence theory challenges NCO’s to do what? |
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Definition
| a. Understand how readiness impacts the Air Force’s ability to wage war and how are adversaries judge our leaders and our national power. |
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| What is the role of nuclear weapons in deterrence? |
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Definition
a. Discourage terrorists and rogue nations from attacking the U.S.
b. If we should fail, stop any conflict as quickly as possible under procedures approved by our nation |
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| What is the relationship between nuclear deterrence and national strategy and policy? |
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Definition
a. It’s how operations will be conducted
b. Plans for achieving national objectives
c. Nuclear deterrence makes up the majority of U.S. deterrence |
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| Who makes the decision to employ nuclear weapons? |
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Definition
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| What are the nuclear employment planning factors? |
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Definition
a. Knowledge of enemy force strength
b. Types of weapons available
c. Status/disposition of friendly forces |
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| Who is the authority for the requirements and planning document used for DoD stockpiles planning projections? |
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Definition
| a. Nuclear Weapons Council |
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| Who is the authority for national security directives used for nuclear employment? |
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Definition
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Definition
a. Capabilities including non-kinetic and conventional strike capabilities
b. Integrated ballistic and cruise missile defense
c. Responsive infrastructure
d. Robust C2 system
e. Advanced intelligence adaptive planning systems |
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| What is nuclear employment? |
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Definition
| a. Authority, planning documents and employments factors that involve the President, SECDEF, CJCS staff and combatant commanders |
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| What is nuclear proliferation? |
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Definition
| a. The spread of nuclear material, fissile material, and weapons-related nuclear technology and information |
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| What is nuclear non-proliferation? |
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Definition
| a. Measures to limit and/or stop the spread of nuclear weapons, fissile material, and weapons-related nuclear material. |
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| What is a nuclear weapons state? |
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Definition
| a. Any country that has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon before 1 January 1967. |
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| What are the concerns from using electricity generated from nuclear material? |
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Definition
| a. Political considerations associated with regional security issues |
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| Iran enriching uranium to make its own fuel and North Korea refusing the US’s offer of proliferation safer reactors is an example of? |
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Definition
| a. Regional Nuclear Security issues |
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| A reduction in the nuclear stockpile and forces assigned to operate, maintain, and support nuclear capability coupled with ongoing challenge of achieving a focused and dedicated workforce describes? |
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Definition
| a. Events after the Cold War that affected the AF Nuclear Enterprise |
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Term
| A serious erosion of focus, expertise, mission readiness, resources, and discipline with the nuclear enterprise resulted in what? |
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Definition
| a. The inadvertent shipment of ICBM components to Taiwan in 2006 |
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| The dismantling of SAC, diversion of critical resources, and little or no emphasis on nuclear training and discipline best summarizes what? |
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Definition
| a. The devaluing of the nuclear mission |
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Term
| A base initiated shipping transaction, plus improper documentation, mislabeling, and a failure to accomplish proper notification summarizes the mistakes that led to the inadvertent shipment of: |
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Definition
| MK12 Forward sections to Taiwan |
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| The shipment of classified items to Taiwan and unauthorized transport of nuclear weapons to from Minot to Barksdale best describes what? |
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Definition
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| Following established procedures, holding people accountable, focusing on expertise, mission readiness and discipline best summarizes? |
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Definition
| Lesson learned from recent nuclear incidents |
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| What are SNCO responsibilities in terms of nuclear weapons? |
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Definition
| . Make compliance and accountability your motto |
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| Little strategy shared in the international arena |
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Definition
geographic location
b. isolationism |
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| Changing international environment |
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Definition
| . the cause of foreign policy controversy |
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Definition
a. Containment
b. Domino Theory |
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Definition
| . Beginning of fundamental change in U.S. policy |
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| . International politics are not regulated or ethical |
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| . over 190 countries are involved in the international environment |
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| What a nation does affects other nations differently |
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Definition
| . Nations political interests are a mixture of interests |
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| Nations are sovereign and unique |
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Definition
| . Self-ruling and geographically separated |
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Definition
A. great flexibility and versatility
b. essential to nuclear deterrence
c. B-52’s provide unique stand-off capabilities
d. B-2’s can attack heavily defended targets
e. Lead command responsible for Huey’s |
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| The Air National Guard State Roles and missions |
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Definition
| To protect Life and property and to preserve peace, order and public safety. |
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