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viii, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-225) and index |
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Applying recent advances in game theory to the study of nuclear deterrence, the author examines some of the most complex and problematic issues in deterrence theory. Game-theoretic analysis allows the author to model the effects on deterrence strategies of first-strike advantages, of limited retaliation, and of the number of nuclear superpowers involved in the international system. With the formalizations he develops, the author is able to demonstrate the fundamental similarity of the two seemingly disparate deterrence strategies that have evolved in response to the superpower arms buildup; the strategy that leaves something to chance and the strategy of limited retaliation |
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Machine derived contents note: Preface -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The nuclear revolution and the problem of credibility -- 3. The dynamics of nuclear brinkmanship -- 4. Stability and longer brinkmanship crises -- 5. Crisis stability in the nuclear age -- 6. Stability and the lack of control -- 7. The strategy of limited retaliation -- 8. An appraisal -- Appendix: some introductory notes on game theory -- References -- Index |
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Nuclear warfare
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Nuclear power Political aspects
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