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offense-defense distinguishability: a standalone construct

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Strategic studies

whether offensive and defensive weapons and postures can be told apart, which when possible eases the security dilemma.

In strategic studies, offense-defense distinguishability refers to whether offensive and defensive weapons and postures can be told apart, which when possible eases the security dilemma. This meaning comes from Jervis (1978) in World Politics.[1]

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security dilemma1 fields · 2 citationsanchor · a standalone construct attack4 fields · 10 citationsjingle · one word, four constructs security3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Jervis, R. (1978). Cooperation under the Security Dilemma. World Politics, 30(2), 167-214. https://doi.org/10.2307/2009958

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