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Discuss the theory of Nuclear Deterrence. Did Nuclear Deterrence prevent a superpower war?

  • UPSC 2015
  • 15 marks
  • Key Concepts in International Relations

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Nuclear deterrence is the prevention of an adversary's action by convincing him in advance that its cost will exceed any gain. Within months of Hiroshima, Bernard Brodie (The Absolute Weapon, 1946) concluded that the chief purpose of military establishments was no longer to win wars but to avert them. The theory built on that reversal…

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