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Has nuclear deterrence (balance of terror) prevented major war?

Asked in 1 year · 2010Appears in:International Relations
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This debate All debatesIn shortPositionsNewsPast questions (1)Same themeCan conventional military deterrence counter hybrid and asymmetric threats?Is the nation-state in decline, or does it remain the central international actor?Is war a rational instrument of state policy?

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definition, Cold War record, crises and near-misses, South Asian case, limits of deterrence, a judgement
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2010 · CSS International Relations · Take a positionDefine Balance of Terror. How far it has succeeded in preventing a major war in the world? Outline it
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2010
CSS · International Relations · Take a position

Define Balance of Terror. How far it has succeeded in preventing a major war in the world?

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