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Has nuclear deterrence (balance of terror) prevented major war?

Asked 1 time · 1 year · International Relations
This debate All debatesAsked beforeQuestions (1)PositionsSame themeCan conventional military deterrence counter hybrid and asymmetric threats?Is the nation-state in decline, or does it remain the central international actor?Is war a rational instrument of state policy?
+2 moreIs the global power structure shifting from unipolarity to multipolarity?Has the United Nations succeeded in maintaining international peace?

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Examiners want: definition, Cold War record, crises and near-misses, South Asian case, limits of deterrence, a judgement

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Define Balance of Terror. How far it has succeeded in preventing a major war in the world?

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