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  • Bernard Brodie
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Escalation and Nuclear Option
This chapter is in the book Escalation and Nuclear Option
© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

© 2016 Princeton University Press, Princeton

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. I. Escalatory Fears and the Effectiveness of Local Resistance 25
  6. II. The Analytical Problem 37
  7. III. The Relevant Image of the Opponent 43
  8. IV. The Attenuation of Incentives For “Going First” 63
  9. V. What Is the Enemy Up To? 69
  10. VI. The Status Quo as a Standard 75
  11. VII. On Enemy Capabilities Versus Intentions 85
  12. VIII. The New and Different Europe 89
  13. IX. How Big an Attack? 97
  14. X. The “Firebreak” Theory 103
  15. XI. Predicting the Probabilities of Escalation: Some Sample Cases 113
  16. Appendix. The Intractability of States: A Distinctive Problem 135
  17. Index 149
https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400877379-002

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Preface v
  3. Contents vii
  4. Introduction 1
  5. I. Escalatory Fears and the Effectiveness of Local Resistance 25
  6. II. The Analytical Problem 37
  7. III. The Relevant Image of the Opponent 43
  8. IV. The Attenuation of Incentives For “Going First” 63
  9. V. What Is the Enemy Up To? 69
  10. VI. The Status Quo as a Standard 75
  11. VII. On Enemy Capabilities Versus Intentions 85
  12. VIII. The New and Different Europe 89
  13. IX. How Big an Attack? 97
  14. X. The “Firebreak” Theory 103
  15. XI. Predicting the Probabilities of Escalation: Some Sample Cases 113
  16. Appendix. The Intractability of States: A Distinctive Problem 135
  17. Index 149
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