Tags: ARMS RACE DEFINITION, ARMS RACES, CORRELATION WITH WAR, QUALITATIVE ARMS RACE, QUANTITATIVE ARMS RACE
Author: Samuel Huntington
Publisher/Publication: Public Policy
Volume/Issue: 8 (1)
Abstract: A seminal essay on arms races in which Huntington defines the phenomenon; distinguishes between races in the quantity and the quality of armaments; and assesses their likelihood of culminating in conflict.