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The New Calculus of Escalation

Martin C. Libicki

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Description:"Martin Libicki updates our understanding of conflict escalation dynamics for the twenty-first century in order to reduce the possibility of major war. The return of great power competition has renewed concerns about managing escalation, lest a minor crisis inadvertently spiral into nuclear war. During the Cold War, there were two critical thresholds, the threshold between peace and war and the threshold between conventional war and nuclear war. But ongoing developments in cyber and other advanced military technologies threaten command and control and blur the old thresholds. Previous strategists spoke of escalation ladders, but today's mixing of conventional, nuclear, and cyber weapons makes escalation more like a complex lattice of crisscrossing domains. This book seeks to improve mutual understanding among states by reconceptualizing conflict thresholds and exit ramps the manage escalation"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Calculus of Escalation. To get started finding The New Calculus of Escalation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 249

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Georgetown University Press

Release: 2025

ISBN: 9781647125776

Description: "Martin Libicki updates our understanding of conflict escalation dynamics for the twenty-first century in order to reduce the possibility of major war. The return of great power competition has renewed concerns about managing escalation, lest a minor crisis inadvertently spiral into nuclear war. During the Cold War, there were two critical thresholds, the threshold between peace and war and the threshold between conventional war and nuclear war. But ongoing developments in cyber and other advanced military technologies threaten command and control and blur the old thresholds. Previous strategists spoke of escalation ladders, but today's mixing of conventional, nuclear, and cyber weapons makes escalation more like a complex lattice of crisscrossing domains. This book seeks to improve mutual understanding among states by reconceptualizing conflict thresholds and exit ramps the manage escalation"--We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The New Calculus of Escalation. To get started finding The New Calculus of Escalation, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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