Asymmetric Conflicts: War Initiation by Weaker Powers
- ISBN-10
- 0521466210
- ISBN-13
- 9780521466219
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 248
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1994-03-10
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- T. V. Paul
Description
The key argument of deterrence theory is that the military superiority of a relatively strong power, coupled with a credible retaliatory threat, will prevent attack. This text's challenge of the assumption has wide implications for the study of war, deterrence, diplomacy and strategy.
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