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3:1 rule: a standalone construct

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Strategic studies

the rule of thumb that an attacker needs roughly three times the defender's forces at the point of attack to succeed, debated with combat data.

In strategic studies, 3:1 rule refers to the rule of thumb that an attacker needs roughly three times the defender's forces at the point of attack to succeed, debated with combat data. This meaning comes from Mearsheimer (1989) in International Security.[1]

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References

Mearsheimer, J. J. (1989). Assessing the Conventional Balance: The 3:1 Rule and Its Critics. International Security, 13(4), 54. https://doi.org/10.2307/2538780

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