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obsolescence of major war: a standalone construct

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Strategic studies

the thesis that war among developed states has become unthinkable, like dueling or slavery, through a change in ideas rather than through nuclear deterrence.

In strategic studies, obsolescence of major war refers to the thesis that war among developed states has become unthinkable, like dueling or slavery, through a change in ideas rather than through nuclear deterrence. This meaning comes from Mueller (1989) in Retreat from Doomsday.[1]

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deterrence3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one construct, three systems

References

Mueller, J. (1989). Retreat from Doomsday. Basic Books. ISBN 9780465069392

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