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Arms Race Theory
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Author : Craig Etcheson
language : en
Publisher: Praeger
Release Date : 1989
Arms Race Theory written by Craig Etcheson and has been published by Praeger this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
For most of the twentieth century, social scientists have attempted to understand the causes of military competition. From this struggle has evolved the Richardson Tradition of Arms Race Analysis, a distinct body of scientific literature that uses a variety of mathematical techniques and theoretical ideas to solve the puzzle of what drives military interaction among nations. Etcheson explores this intellectual journey and projects the paths along which the Richardson Tradition must go if it is to obtain its objective: understanding and control of potentially unnecessary organized social violence. Arms Race Theory examines thoroughly the literature of the Richardson Tradition, from the writings of Lewis Fry Richardson through the most recent attempts of his students to resolve the fundamental questions about interaction in arms races. Etcheson documents the application of the procedures of positive physical science to social problems and identifies the reasons why Richardson and his students have been frustrated in their efforts. According to the author, students of the Richardson Tradition adhere to an atomistic and reductionist perspective that denies the relevance of human values and intentions. He focuses on the idea of strategy as a gateway to an understanding of the social causes of arms accumulation. Etcheson prepares the way for a new phase in the Richardson Tradition by identifying new theoretical foci and methodological techniques. His analysis, coupled with the most comprehensive bibliography of the literature of the Richardson Tradition currently available, is a significant contribution to the growing body of scholarship in peace research and international relations theory.
Secrecy And The Arms Race
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Author : Martin C. McGuire
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1965
Secrecy And The Arms Race written by Martin C. McGuire and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Business & Economics categories.
Martin McGuire has written for the specialist and the concerned layman a highly original and valuable contribution to our understanding of the arms race, based upon economic theory in general and the theory of economic duopoly in particular. He calls attention to the fact that when two world powers face each other with massive allocations of resources for arms, and when each regards the other as the major, if not the sole, threat to its own security, the question of accurate information about the strength and intentions of the adversary arises for each side in many and various ways. As a result, this study is a pioneering, analytic effort to approach the value of keeping secrets from or of obtaining information about an enemy. The author is concerned with such questions as: what is the loss in being only 50 percent confident rather than certain that the adversary doesn't have more X missiles or missiles of yield W megatons or of accuracy C thousand feet? Should one insist on being 95 percent sure when bargaining for arms control? How can a side compensate for its uncertainty most efficiently? An understanding of these problems can not only increase our security; it may help as well to contain or control the entire two-sided race.
Arms Race Theory Revisited
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Author : Brian C. O'Neill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Arms Race Theory Revisited written by Brian C. O'Neill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Arms control categories.
Arms Races Arms Control And Conflict Analysis
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Author : Walter Isard
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1989-02-24
Arms Races Arms Control And Conflict Analysis written by Walter Isard and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989-02-24 with Political Science categories.
Demonstrating the ways in which work in a broad range of fields can be pulled together in the analysis of conflict, this book provides the reader with a general introduction to the principles of conflict analysis and lays a methodological foundation for the further development of the interdisciplinary field of peace science. The text begins with an extensive survey of arms race models, from the classic Richardson model to models exploring the effects of factors such as the domestic and international economic environment, public opinion and party politics, and weapons technology and information development. The processes of individual and group problem-solving, in both crisis and non-crisis conditions, are examined, drawing on work in economics, operations research, cognitive science, and artificial intelligence. Building on this diverse body of work, the author moves on to develop a framework for conflict management with which to approach a variety of conflict situations and applies this procedure to the United States-Soviet arms control conflict. Walter Isard is cited by Mark Blaug as one of the Great Economists Since Keynes (CUP, 1989 paper edition).
The Prospect Of An Arms Race In Space
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Author : Alexandra Doga
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009
The Prospect Of An Arms Race In Space written by Alexandra Doga and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Arms race categories.
Perspectives On The Arms Race
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Author : David Carlton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1989
Perspectives On The Arms Race written by David Carlton and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1989 with History categories.
The volume contains papers presented to the Eleventh Course of the International School on Disarmament and Research on Conflicts (ISODARCO) held in August 1986 at San Miniato, Italy. Attention was focused on the international aspects of arms control and disarmament.
Secrecy And The Arms Race A Theory Of The Accumulation Of Strategic Weapons And How Secrecy Affects It
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Author : Martin C. McGuire
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1965
Secrecy And The Arms Race A Theory Of The Accumulation Of Strategic Weapons And How Secrecy Affects It written by Martin C. McGuire and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1965 with Armaments categories.
Arms Races
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Author : Nils Petter Gleditsch
language : en
Publisher: SAGE Publications Limited
Release Date : 1990-02
Arms Races written by Nils Petter Gleditsch and has been published by SAGE Publications Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990-02 with Political Science categories.
A long tradition of theoretical and empirical work has been devoted to the question of the driving forces in the arms race since the 1960s. This book takes up the internal factors of arms dynamics, such as bureaucratic politics, interservice rivalry, and the military-industrial complex, as well as external factors such as interactive arms dynamics between the two superpowers. It also deals with the question of technological determinism - the ideas that what is technically possible will be done as opposed to the idea that `politics is in command'. Finally, factors in the international system affecting arms races are also examined, such as long economic waves and power transitions.
Crisis Bargaining And The Arms Race
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Author : Pierre Allan
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1983
Crisis Bargaining And The Arms Race written by Pierre Allan and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with History categories.
Arms Races In International Politics
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Author : Thomas Mahnken
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2016-01-14
Arms Races In International Politics written by Thomas Mahnken and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-01-14 with History categories.
This volume provides the first comprehensive history of the arms racing phenomenon in modern international politics, drawing both on theoretical approaches and on the latest historical research. Written by an international team of specialists, it is divided into four sections: before 1914; the inter-war years; the Cold War; and extra-European and post-Cold War arms races. Twelve case studies examine land and naval armaments before the First World War; air, land, and naval competition during the 1920s and 1930s; and nuclear as well as conventional weapons since 1945. Armaments policies are placed within the context of technological development, international politics and diplomacy, and social politics and economics. An extended general introduction and conclusion and introductions to each section provide coherence between the specialized chapters and draw out wider implications for policymakers and for political scientists. Arms Races in International Politics addresses two key questions: what causes arms races, and what is the connection between arms races and the outbreak of wars?