NS-3, Naval Knowledge, Unit 1 Chapter 4: United States Strategy

Which of the following is NOT one of the general classifications of National Objectives?
1. Intelligence Gathering
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Security
5. These are all classifications of National Objectives.
To strive for a world of peace and stability, so that the United States and its allies can pursue their national goals without interference by any other power, describes which National Objective?
1. Political
2. Security
3. Military
4. Economic
5. Intelligence Gathering
One of the basic U.S. national security objectives is to preserve the United States as a free nation with its fundamental institutions and values intact. Which of the objectives has this as it's goal?
1. Security
2. Political
3. Economic
4. Military
5. Intelligence Gathering
Why is the independence of areas such as the Middle East and the Persian Gulf, Western Europe, Northeast Asia, and Africa vital to the United States?
1. Because our international trade and economic ties make these areas critical to our national objectives.
2. The independence of these areas is not considered vital to overall U.S. national objectives.
3. Because we need the countries in these areas to go along with U.S. policies.
4. Because it improves the global image of the United States and the U.S. public wants to be liked overseas.
5. Because we are concerned that if the nations in these areas were not independent, that they would become hostile to the U.S.
During which of the principal phases of U.S. grand strategy did the United States tend toward isolationism?
1. The Western Hemispheric Defense phase.
2. Limited Interventionism phase
3. Containment of Communism phase
4. The Eastern Hemispheric Defense phase
5. Globalization phase
Which war marked the emergence of the U.S. from isolationism and into limited interventionism?
1. The Spanish-American War
2. The War of 1812
3. The First World War
4. The Second World War
5. The Vietnam War
What is the name of the U.S. strategy which focused on the ability to apply controlled force decisively against any kind of aggression, at a time and place of our own choosing?
1. Flexible Response
2. Massive Retaliation
3. Limited Interventionism
4. Western Hemispheric Defense
5. Flexible Retaliation
Which of the following is NOT one of the seven major features of the U.S. flexible response strategy?
1. Strategic nuclear sufficiency, rather than an attempt to maintain nuclear superiority.
2. Larger U.S. active forces, with greater emphasis given to their readiness and modernization.
3. Emphasis on a strong research and development program to maintain our technological superiority.
4. Security assistance for the defense needs of friendly nation.
5. Strong conventional capability, assisted by increased participation and improved defense capabilities of allied nations.
Which of the following is NOT one of the principal elements of U.S. national military strategy today?
1. Technological Improvement
2. Deterrence
3. Flexible Response
4. Forward Strategy
5. These are all principal elements of U.S. national military strategy.
Which of the following types of forces is NOT one of the triad of strategic offensive forces?
1. Ship-launched nuclear ballistic missiles.
2. Land-based nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles.
3. Submarine-launched nuclear ballistic missiles.
4. Air-delivered nuclear bombs and missiles
5. These are all a part of the triad of strategic offensive forces.
What has been the name given to the talks that have been held between the U.S. and Russia (and also the former Soviet Union) concerning the reduction in the number of nuclear warheads?
1. Strategic Arms Limitation Treaties (SALT)
2. Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaties (NNPT)
3. Strategic Reduction of Nuclear Weapons Treaties (SRNWT)
4. End The Nukes Now Talks (ETNNT)
5. Agreements on the Reduction of nuclear Missiles (ARM)
What is the other nation in the world which can match the ability of the United States to conduct limited operations almost anywhere on the globe?
1. There is no other country that can match the U.S. in this area.
2. Great Britain
3. China
4. France
5. Germany
What is the term used by the Navy to define mastery over the entire surface, subsurface, and air and near-Earth space above designated sea and littoral areas?
1. Sea Control
2. Power Projection
3. Sea Dominance
4. Littoral Control
5. Sea Supremacy
Among all of the U.S.'s ways of delivering nuclear weapons at a potential enemy, which one is considered to have the strongest deterrent affect?
1. Submarine-launched ballistic missiles.
2. Land-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles.
3. Air-dropped nuclear bombs
4. Air-launched nuclear missiles
5. Surface-ship fired nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles.
What are the two basic operational functions of the Navy?
1. Sea Control and Power Projection
2. Sea Control and Strategic Deterrence
3. Strategic Deterrence and Power Projection
4. Strategic Deterrence and Flexible Response
5. Flexible Response and Sea Control
Which of the following group of forces would all be considered U.S. "General Purpose Forces"?
1. Cruisers, Army Divisions, Attack Submarines and Air Force Fighter Wings
2. Trident Submarines, Destroyers, Cruisers and Aircraft Carriers
3. Destroyers, Aircraft Carriers, Air Force ICBM silos and Marine Corps Divisions
4. Air Force Fighter Wings, Marine Corps Divisions, Cruisers and Trident Submarines
5. Air Force ICBM silos, Aircraft Carriers, Army Brigades and Attack Submarines