POLI 244 Lecture Notes - Lecture 13: Weaning, Second Strike, List Of States With Nuclear Weapons
12 Mar 2016
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What are the uses of force? defense, deterrence, compellence, swaggering state can hold more than one of these. Fend off attack and/or reduce damage of an attack. Defensive preparations can look aggressive; first strikes can be taken for dense, threats of retaliation made as not to have to be carried out; To ward off an attack, minimize damage. Direct its force against those of a potential or actual attacker, but not unarmed population. Pre-emptive blow: state strikes first when attack is imminent. Preventive blow: strikes first when attack is inevitable. One whose achievement is most difficult to demonstrate. Deployment of military power so as to be able to prevent an adversary from doing something that one does not want him to do. Threat of retaliation to prevent undesirable things from happening. Dissuasion: persuading others not to undertake actions harm to oneself. Compellent get adversary to stop doing something or start doing something.
