The Strategic Defense Initiative “Star Wars” was a costly: a. Plan for international alliance
b. Bomber
c. Nuclear missile defense system
d. Communications system

Option: c. Nuclear missile defense system  

Explanation:

The Strategic Defense Initiative was a U.S. missile defense program which played a prominent role in the United States and Soviet relations in the 1980s and is often associated with helping to end the Cold War. The Strategic Defense Initiative was an enthusiastic plan for building a high-tech system to damage opponent missiles before they could enter the United States. Analysts called it Star Wars, based on lasers and satellite technology.

for this case we have the following equation:

we apply distributive property to the terms within parentheses.

subtracting 2 on both sides of the equation:

answer: a

explanation:  

stocks and bonds are the two main classes of assets investors use in their portfolios. stocks offer an ownership stake in a company, while bonds are akin to loans made to a company (a corporate bond) or other organization (like the u.s. treasury). in general, stocks are considered riskier and more volatile than bonds.

savings accounts are just money in a bank- they are insured by the fdic for up to 250,000.   very little risk

the average mutual fund holds hundreds of different securities, which means mutual fund shareholders gain important diversification at a low price. which means if one stock or bond drops it will have very little affect on the mutual fund - again very little risk