Arms races and escalation: some new evidence

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Author: Michael. D. Wallace

Publisher/Publication:The Journal of Conflict Resolution

 Volume/Issue: 23

DOI/ISBN: 10.1177/002200277902300101

Abstract: The author in this study attempts to determine whether arms races increase the possibility of a serious dispute escalating to all-out-war. Using quantitative analysis, Michael Wallace concludes that arms races are an important indicator of escalation potential and can indeed affect the escalation process. Part of the Wallace – Diehl debate on the quantitative study of arms races.

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