Asymmetric Conflicts: War Initiation by Weaker Powers

by T.V. Paul and Thazha Varkey Paul

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This book asks why weaker powers so often engage in wars against stronger opponents. It examines six cases where this occurred in this century, including the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, and the Argentine invasion of the Falkland Islands in 1982. 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 by challengers. This book seriously...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0521466210

ISBN13:9780521466219

Release Date:March 1994

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:264 Pages

Weight:0.90 lbs.

Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"

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