Conventional Deterrence
Conventional Deterrence Conventional Deterrence is a book about the origins of war. Mearsheimer examines a number of crises that led to major conventional wars to explain why deterrence failed. Why…
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Conventional Deterrence
Conventional Deterrence is a book about the origins of war. Mearsheimer examines a number of crises that led to major conventional wars to explain why deterrence failed. Why do nations faced with the prospect of large-scale conventional war opt for or against an offensive strategy? John J.
Turning to the Middle East, he examines the differences in Israeli and Egyptian strategic doctrines prior to the start of the major conventional conflicts in that region. He focuses first on Allied and German decision making in the years 1939-1940, analyzing why the Allies did not strike first against Germany after declaring war and, conversely, why the Germans did attack the West. Mearsheimer then critically assays the relative strengths and weaknesses of NATO and the Warsaw Pact to determine the prospects for conventional deterrence in any future crisis.
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