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Q1a. How high a priority do you think the US should put on cooperating with Russia on each of the following? Do you think they should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority? [Stopping the spread of nuclear weapons]
Q1b. Do you think they should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority? [Preventing Iran from developing nuclear weapons]
Q1c. Do you think they should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority? [Preventing terrorists from acquiring nuclear wea
Q1d. Do you think they should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority? [Preventing an arms race in space]
Q1e. Do you think they should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority? [Controlling the spread of infectious diseases]
Q2. Please tell me if you think the International Atomic Energy Agency or IAEA is having a mainly positive or mainly negative influence in the world.
Q3. STATEMENT: The next set of questions is about nuclear weapons.Just your best guess: how many nuclear weapons do you think the US has?
Q4. How many nuclear weapons do you think the US needs to have to make sure other countries are deterred from attacking it?
Q5. Here are some positions about the possible use of nuclear weapons by the US. Which one comes closest to yours?
Q6. Which position is closer to yours?
Q7. Based on what you know, do you think the US should or should not participate in the treaty that would prohibit nuclear weapon test explosions worldwide?
Q8. Based on what you know, do you think the US does or does not participate in the treaty that prohibits nuclear weapon test explosions world-wide?
Q9. As you may know, US and Russia have many inactive nuclear weapons and a substantial amount of weapons-grade nuclear material. The US has been providing technical assistance and money to help Russia secure these nuclear weapons and materials. Do you ap
Q10. As you may know, there is a concern that if more countries develop the ability to make nuclear fuel for civilian power plants this would increase number of countries that could also make material that can be used for nuclear weapons. Some people
Q11. Some people say that, to make sure that Russia and US would know if nuclear weapons and weapons-grade materials are stolen, both countries should share more information and create systems to monitor each others' stocks.Others think that this is not a
Q12. Some people proposed that a UN agency control all facilities that process nuclear material, and guarantee countries a supply of nuclear fuel for nuclear power plants. Advocates say that this would prevent nuclear fuel from being diverted to make nucl
Q13. It has been proposed that there be a world-wide ban on producing any more nuclear explosive material suitable for nuclear weapons.Some say that this would be a good idea because it would limit the amount of nuclear explosive material in the world t
Q14. Which position on nuclear weapons is closest to yours?
Q15. Imagine you are watching a debate on television between two candidates for President. When it comes to dealing with US national security would you have more confidence in:
Q16. At present no country has weapons in space. Here are two positions on the question of whether the US should put weapons in space. Which position is closer to yours?
Q17. There is a debate about whether the US should negotiate a treaty that would prohibit countries from attacking or interfering with each others' satellites. Advocates say such an agreement is important
Q18. There is a debate about whether US should negotiate an int'l treaty that would prohibit countries from testing or deploying weapons dedicated to attacking satellites. Opponents say such a treaty is not a good idea; arms control does not work a
Q19. As you may know a number of countries have land-based missiles that could be used to attack American satellites. Under what circumstances would the US have the right to destroy these missiles?
Q20. As you may know there is an international treaty banning biological weapons that nearly all countries have signed. Currently there is some controversy about whether there should be internation
Q21. Is it your impression that the US favors or opposes giving international inspectors the right to examine biological research laboratories in all countries, including the US, to make sure they are not developing biological weapons?
Q22. Here is a controversy about current research on biodefense. Which position is closer to yours?
Q23. Would you favor or oppose having an international agreement that would forbid scientists to develop new infectious diseases?
Q24. Currently there is debate about whether the US should build a missile defense system that would try to shoot down missiles that could be developed by countries like Iran and North Korea. Please select the position which is closest to yours.
Q25. The next few questions are about US participation in arms control agreements: that is agreements between the US and other countries to mutually limit their military capabilities. There is a debate about whether it is generally a good idea to ha
Q26. Thinking about the international inspectors who are charged with making sure that countries are complying with their arms-control agreements, is it your impression that they have:
Q27. Do you think US should participate in an agreement under the treaty banning biological weapons that would allow international inspectors to examine biological research laboratories to ensure that countries are not producing biological we
Q28. The next set of questions is about weapons and space. Imagine you are watching a debate on television between two candidates for President and they are discussing whether the US should put weapons in space. When it comes to dealing with US nati
Q29. Do you think that a new treaty banning all weapons in space would be a good idea or a bad idea?
Q30. As you may know, since the 1960s a treaty has banned nuclear weapons in space. Some have proposed negotiating a new treaty against any kind of weapon in space, including weapons designed to knock out satellites. Here are two positions on this issue
Q31. There's a debate about whether US should negotiate a treaty that would prohibit countries from attacking or interfering with each others satellites even in the midst of a crisis or conflict. Advocates say such an agreement is important because if bot
Q32. The next set of questions is about nuclear weapons.Do you think it is a good idea or a bad idea for the US to have a stated policy of not using nuclear weapons first?
Q33. Would you favor or oppose an agreement among all countries with nuclear weapons whereby they would share information about the number of nuclear weapons and the amount of weapons-grade nuclear material they each have?
Q34. Some people have proposed that US and other nuclear powers could lower the risk of accidental nuclear war by having a verifiable agreement to lower the number of nuclear weapons each country has on high alert-that is, ready to fire on very short n
Q35. If US and Russia established a system for verifying that nuclear weapons have been taken off high alert, would you favor or oppose the US and Russia agreeing to take all of their nuclear weapons off of high alert?
Q36. Do you think that when the US and Russia decrease their nuclear arms, they should:
Q37. Current treaties between the US & Russia do not address short-range nuclear weapons designed for battlefield use. Would you favor or oppose US and Russia agreeing to the following:The US eliminates its short range nuclear weapons based in Europe and
Q38. As you may know US & Russia have signed an agreement to reduce the number of active nuclear weapons on each side to about 2,000 weapons by the end of the year 2012. Do you approve or disapprove of the US signing this agreement?
Q39. Would you favor or oppose reducing the number of active nuclear weapons to this level sooner than the year 2012?
Q40. Would you favor or oppose having an agreement between the US and Russia to reduce their nuclear weapons to a number significantly lower than 2,000?
Q41. As you may know, in addition to US & Russia, several other countries have nuclear weapons. None of them have more than 400 active nuclear weapons. Assuming all of the other countries would agree to not increase their number of active nuclear weapons
Q42. If all of countries w/ nuclear weapons were to agree to lower their number of active nuclear weapons to 400, do you think it would or would not be necessary to have an international body, such as the UN, monitor and verify that all countries were co
Q43. Assuming there is a well-established international system for verifying that countries are complying, would you favor or oppose all countries agreeing to eliminate all of their nuclear weapons?
Q44. Currently there is a debate about whether it is a good idea to pursue goal of completely eliminating nuclear weapons. Which position is closer to yours:
Q45. How high a priority do you think the US government should put on taking steps toward eliminating nuclear weapons? Do you think it should be a top priority, an important but not a top priority, or not a priority?
Q46. As you may know, US & most of the world's countries have signed a treaty called the Non-Proliferation Treaty. According to this treaty, the countries of the world that do not have nuclear weapons have agreed not to try to acquire them. In exchange,
Q47. Do you favor or oppose the goal of eventually eliminating all nuclear weapons, which is stated in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT)?
Q48. Please say how well you think the countries with nuclear weapons have been fulfilling this obligation to work toward eliminating nuclear weapons.
Q49. Do you think the US should or should not do more to work with the other nuclear powers toward eliminating their nuclear weapons?
D1. Generally speaking, do you think of yourself as a:
D1a. Do you think of yourself as closer to the:
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D2. What is your religious preference? Do you consider yourself:
D2a. Would you describe yourself as a 'born- again' or evangelical?
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