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Matthew Kroenig’s book about the “logic” of these things critiques Robert Jervis, who had published a book on their “illogic” decades earlier. These things are likened to “crystal balls” foretelling the consequences of war in works on their ethics written by one of the theorists of complex interdependence. The stability-instability paradox refers to these things’ ability to increase minor conflict (-5[1])while decreasing major (15[1])conflict. Scott Sagan and Kenneth (*) Waltz debated whether the world is a better place with these things in it. (10[2])Defensive realists (-5[1])believe that these objects prevent war through their second-strike (10[1])capabilities. For 10 points, what weapons may prevent war through the threat of mutually assured destruction? ■END■ (10[2])

ANSWER: nuclear weapons [or nuclear bombs or nuclear warheads; accept nukes; accept weapons of mass destruction or WMDs; prompt on bombs, missiles, or warheads; prompt on weapons until read]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Benjamin ChapmanToronto AOttawa Absolomabsolomabsolom59-5
Joey SunToronto Chestnut Rice and KamehamehaMcMaster ApocolocyntosisBidii6215
Michael DuWaterloo AspidistraToronto B8110
Marcus Forbes-GreenToronto Disband the Club 2k24Waterloo Basic8110
Ishan JoshiToronto Metropolitan AMcGill A83-5
Rayton LinWaterloo ClozeCarleton A9210
Maude-Sophie LockmanOttawa AbsolomabsolomabsolomToronto A10910
Asha BasuMcGill AToronto Metropolitan A10910