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Strategic studies

deterrence of attack by non-nuclear forces, theorized as depending on whether a would-be attacker expects a quick, cheap victory.

In strategic studies, conventional deterrence refers to deterrence of attack by non-nuclear forces, theorized as depending on whether a would-be attacker expects a quick, cheap victory. This meaning comes from Mearsheimer (1985) in Conventional Deterrence.[1]

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limited aims strategy1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct attack4 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs deterrence3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one construct, three systems

References

Mearsheimer, J. J. (1985). Conventional Deterrence. Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.7591/9781501713262

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