Conflict Management and Peace Science · 1985 · 50 citations · 3 references
Social SciencesMathematicsPolitical ScienceArmed ConflictPeacebuildingSecurity StudiesCauses Of WarCold WarDeterrence TheoryMethods Of WarfareWar TheoryArms Race ModelsArms Race TheoryDeterrence AnalysisDeterrence In Arms RacesDeterrence Strategy
Despite the disaster in Viet Nam, deterrence did play a role in maintaining the peace. The mathematical models of the cold war showed that much. They also showed that deterrence could generate an unbounded arms race.
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