International Relations 8th Edition – Jon C Pevehouse

If you were the leader of, say, Vietnam, what size and kinds of military forces would you want your country to have? To meet what kinds of threats would you choose each type of capability? 2. Suppose that Iran turned out to have obtained three tactical nuclear warheads from the former Soviet arsenal and was keeping them in unknown locations.

What, if anything, should the great powers do about this? What consequences might fol- low from their actions? 3. Imagine a world in which most of the states, rather than just a few, had nuclear weapons and long-range ballistic missiles. Would it be more peaceful or more war- prone?

Why? 4. Most of the great powers are reconfiguring their military forces in the post-Cold War era. What kinds of capabilities do you think your own country needs in this period? Why? 5. World military spending is more than a trillion dollars every year. If you could redi- rect these funds, how would you use them? Would such uses be better or worse for the states involved? Do you think there is a realistic chance of redirecting military spending in the way you suggest?

To hear a discussion of the “big picture” for this chap- ter, raised on p. 189, along with an example from recent history, consult the “IR Talk” podcast for Chapter 6 at www.internationalrelations.com Chapter6 Military Force and Terrorism North Korea’s Weapons of Mass Destruction: A Threat to World Order? Overview Weapons of mass destruction (WMD) are one of the greatest threats facing the world. On October 9, 2006, North Korea claimed it had tested a nuclear weapon. Although the test had only a small yield, North Korea continues to defy the demands of the international community to halt its development of nuclear weapons.

However, North Korea does show signs that it is will- ing to trade its weapons program for help in developing economically (as many as 2 million North Koreans may have died of starvation and health problems during the late 1990s). These are the high stakes that the negotiators—China, Russia, Japan, South Korea, and the United States—must consider in deciding whether to pursue constructive engagement (positive inducements) with North Korea for positive changes in the regime’s policies, or engage in coer- cive diplomacy (negative sanctions) to persuade North Korea to discontinue its WMD programs.

Are promises of rewards or threats of punishment more likely to get North Korea to abandon its r WMD programs? Argument 1 Constructive Engagement Should Be the Policy toward North Korea North Korea’s nuclear weapons development program is its best leverage and deterrence against its enemies.

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