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Conventional deterrence
Book • 1983
In this book, John J. Mearsheimer examines several crises that led to major conventional wars to explain why deterrence failed.
He focuses on Allied and German decision-making during 1939-1940, Israeli and Egyptian strategic doctrines, and the relative strengths and weaknesses of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
Mearsheimer argues that conventional deterrence is largely a function of military strategy and analyzes the impact of different military strategies (attrition, blitzkrieg, and limited aims) on deterrence.
He also discusses the interaction between military and political considerations that lead nations to war, highlighting that deterrence can fail even when military calculations suggest it should hold due to powerful political forces.
He focuses on Allied and German decision-making during 1939-1940, Israeli and Egyptian strategic doctrines, and the relative strengths and weaknesses of NATO and the Warsaw Pact.
Mearsheimer argues that conventional deterrence is largely a function of military strategy and analyzes the impact of different military strategies (attrition, blitzkrieg, and limited aims) on deterrence.
He also discusses the interaction between military and political considerations that lead nations to war, highlighting that deterrence can fail even when military calculations suggest it should hold due to powerful political forces.
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