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... weapons . By itself , this type of reasoning would not create serious strains in an alliance - unless the holder of the " nuclear umbrella " does not want its allies to possess such weapons . This , indeed , has been the case in NATO ...
... weapons . By itself , this type of reasoning would not create serious strains in an alliance - unless the holder of the " nuclear umbrella " does not want its allies to possess such weapons . This , indeed , has been the case in NATO ...
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... WEAPONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF POLICY As instruments of national policy weapons share one important char- acteristic with all other techniques : their purpose is to achieve or defend the goals of the nation by influencing the orientations ...
... WEAPONS AS INSTRUMENTS OF POLICY As instruments of national policy weapons share one important char- acteristic with all other techniques : their purpose is to achieve or defend the goals of the nation by influencing the orientations ...
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... weapons . Deterrence thus presupposes rational and predictable decision processes . No system of deterrence , however powerful the weapons , is likely to prove effective against a nation led by a trigger - happy paranoid , or by one ...
... weapons . Deterrence thus presupposes rational and predictable decision processes . No system of deterrence , however powerful the weapons , is likely to prove effective against a nation led by a trigger - happy paranoid , or by one ...
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The Development of International Relations as a Field of Study | 6 |
Current Schools of Study in International Politics 8 Interdisciplinary Efforts | 13 |
International Politics Foreign Policy and International Relations | 20 |
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