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Counterforce Escalation Dynamics

Counterforce Escalation Dynamics is a theoretical framework within strategic studies that specifies the mechanisms and pathways through which counterforce military strategies provoke incremental intensification of conflict between adversarial nuclear powers.

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Would China Go Nuclear? Assessing the Risk of Chinese Nuclear Escalation in a Conventional War with the United States

Caitlin Talmadge · International Security · 2017 · 146 citations

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India's Counterforce Temptations: Strategic Dilemmas, Doctrine, and Capabilities

Christopher Clary, Vipin Narang · International Security · 2019 · 50 citations · Full text

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Brute force: allied strategy and tactics in the Second World War

Choice Reviews Online · 1991 · 45 citations

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Leaders, States, and Reputations

Cathy Xuanxuan Wu, Scott Wolford · Journal of Conflict Resolution · 2018 · 44 citations · Full text

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Hacking Nuclear Stability: Wargaming Technology, Uncertainty, and Escalation

Jacquelyn Schneider, Benjamin Schechter, Rachael Shaffer · International Organization · 2023 · 33 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. RS
    Rachael Shaffer

    Naval War College, United States

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  2. CX
    Cathy Xuanxuan Wu

    Old Dominion University, United States

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  3. CT
    Caitlin Talmadge

    George Washington University, United States

    1 publications · 146 citations

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  4. JS
    Jacquelyn Schneider

    Stanford University, United States

    1 publications · 33 citations

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  5. KT
    Kosta Tsipis

    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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Institutions

9

  1. University at Albany, State University of New York

    Albany, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  2. Hoover Institution

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  3. Albany State University

    Albany, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  4. George Washington University

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    146 citations

  5. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    33 citations

  6. Naval War College

    Newport, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    66 citations

  7. Old Dominion University

    Norfolk, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    44 citations

  8. Institute for Security Studies

    Nairobi, Kenya

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

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Venues

  1. International Security

    3 publications · 208 citations

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  2. Journal of Conflict Resolution

    1 publications · 44 citations

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  3. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 1 publications · 45 citations

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  4. Journal of Strategic Studies

    1 publications · 10 citations

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  5. Science

    1 publications · 13 citations

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