Political Science · International Relations
UGC NET December 2015 Political Science
Which one of the following can be regarded as the currency of power?
AFood
BNuclear weapons ✓ Correct
CIndustrial capacity
DMilitary preparedness
Correct answer: (B) Nuclear weapons — Nuclear weapons can be regarded as the currency of power.
Explanation
★Nuclear weapons can be regarded as the currency of power.
★They are a potent symbol of a state's strength and security.
★They act as a deterrent, raising the cost of attacking a nuclear state to unacceptable levels.
★Like a currency, they can be used to bargain and to signal status in international relations.
★Possessing them places a state among the recognised great powers.
★Industrial capacity and military preparedness build power but are not described this way.
★Food and resources matter for capability but are not the standard 'currency of power'.
★The role of nuclear weapons in power and deterrence is a central theme in security studies.
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