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| A concession to satisfy a hostile country; in disrepute since Hitler |
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| Competition among states to build more weapons |
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| German for “lightning war”; quick armored attack |
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| Methods of compelling a foe to give up weapons |
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| Being considered trustworthy or believable, the crux of deterrence |
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| Blocking an enemy’s attack |
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| Attempts to relax tensions between hostile countries |
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| Dissuading attack by showing its high costs to the attacker |
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| Elimination of existing weapons |
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| (From British HMS Dreadnought) Early name for battleship |
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| Mutual and interlocking benefit |
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| Revival of SDI proposed by Bush 43 |
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| Emphasizes economic interdependence and international organizations |
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| More states acquiring nuclear weapons |
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| Aggressive, risk-taking regime unbound by rules or agreements |
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| Ability to hit back after a first strike; if credible, promotes deterrence |
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| What a country does to safeguard its sovereignty |
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| Mutually reinforcing negative effects of each nation’s efforts to increase defense capabilities |
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| Strategic Defense Initiative |
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| Defensive missiles to protect the United States from incoming missiles |
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| Increasing security at a specific place to prevent attack |
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