POL 1025 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mutual Assured Destruction, Protectionism, Hutu
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Immediate deterrence: deterrence: the threat of the use of force to prevent the adversary from doing something he would otherwise do, the threat of punishment. Immediate deterrence deter attack against own territory or vital interests. Deterrence policies may be implemented in response to a pressing short-term threat (known as immediate deterrence) or as strategy to prevent a military conflict or short term threat from arising (known as general deterrence). Extended deterrence: extended deterrence the problem of credibility, deter attack against allies" territory or vital interests. Chicken: the game of chicken: the importance of reputation. Different from prisoner"s dilemma dc > cc > dd > cd. D: a game in which everything depends on what the other side will do. If they swerve you don"t have to; if they won"t, you"d better or you both end up dead. R: played out by countries who threaten one another.
