Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Security in the Contemporary World

Question:

The Security Policy concerned with preventing war is called _____.

Options:

Defence

Deterrence

Balance of Power

Confidence Building

Correct Answer:

Deterrence

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2: Deterrence

The Security Policy concerned with preventing war is called Deterrence.

In responding to the threat of war, a government has three basic choices: to surrender; to prevent the other side from attacking by promising to raise the costs of war to an unacceptable level; and to defend itself when war actually breaks out so as to deny the attacking country its objectives and to turn back or defeat the attacking forces altogether. Governments may choose to surrender when actually confronted by war, but they will not advertise this as the policy of the country. Therefore, security policy is concerned with preventing war, which is called deterrence, and with limiting or ending war, which is called defence.