OTEE Current National Affairs 3

Question 1

Which international alliance, founded in 1949, remains the cornerstone of U.S. collective defense commitments in Europe?

Accepted Answer

NATO

Answer

SEATO

Answer

ANZUS

Answer

CSTO

Question 2

The U.S. federal budget is divided into which two broad categories of spending?

Accepted Answer

Mandatory and discretionary

Answer

Defense and non-defense

Answer

Domestic and foreign

Answer

Revenue and capital

Question 3

Which agency of the U.S. Intelligence Community produces the President's Daily Brief?

Accepted Answer

Central Intelligence Agency

Answer

Defense Intelligence Agency

Answer

National Security Agency

Answer

Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Question 4

What term describes a military operation conducted to prevent a nation from developing nuclear, biological, or chemical weapons?

Accepted Answer

Counterproliferation operation

Answer

Preemptive strike

Answer

Deterrence mission

Answer

Sanction enforcement

Question 5

The U.S. Senate must ratify international treaties by what majority?

Accepted Answer

Two-thirds majority (67%)

Answer

Simple majority (51%)

Answer

Three-fifths majority (60%)

Answer

Three-fourths majority (75%)

Question 6

Which U.S. government initiative provides military aid, training, and equipment to partner nation militaries to build their defense capacity?

Accepted Answer

Security Force Assistance (SFA)

Answer

Foreign Military Sales (FMS)

Answer

International Military Education and Training (IMET)

Answer

Global Security Contingency Fund

Question 7

Which event in 2001 led to the enactment of the Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF) and shaped U.S. national security policy for decades?

Accepted Answer

September 11 terrorist attacks

Answer

Embassy bombings in Africa

Answer

USS Cole bombing

Answer

Anthrax letter attacks