LEADER 02764nam 22004693 450 001 9910552762203321 005 20210901203200.0 010 $a1-5017-4040-7 035 $a(CKB)4100000011458512 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5963593 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5963593 035 $a(OCoLC)1099540718 035 $a(NjHacI)994100000011458512 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011458512 100 $a20210901d2019 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aTempting Fate $eWhy Nonnuclear States Confront Nuclear Opponents 210 1$aIthaca :$cCornell University Press,$d2019. 210 4$dİ2019. 215 $a1 online resource (253 pages) 225 1 $aCornell Studies in Security Affairs 311 $a1-5017-5520-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 330 $aUnpacking of the dynamics of conflict under conditions of nuclear monopoly, Paul C. Avey argues in Tempting Fate that the costs and benefits of using nuclear weapons create openings that weak nonnuclear actors can exploit. Avey uses four case studies to show the key strategies available to nonnuclear states: Iraqi decision-making under Saddam Hussein in confrontations with the United States; Egyptian leaders' thinking about the Israeli nuclear arsenal during wars in 1969-70 and 1973; Chinese confrontations with the United States in 1950, 1954, and 1958; and a dispute that never escalated to war, the Soviet-United States tensions between 1946 and 1948 that culminated in the Berlin Blockade. Strategies employed include limiting the scope of the conflict, holding chemical and biological weapons in reserve, seeking outside support, and leveraging international non-use norms. Avey demonstrates clearly that nuclear weapons cast a definite but limited shadow, and while the world continues to face various nuclear challenges, understanding conflict in nuclear monopoly will remain a pressing concern for analysts and policymakers. Thanks to generous funding from Virginia Tech and its participation in TOME, the ebook editions of this book are available as Open Access volumes, available from Cornell Open (cornellpress.cornell.edu/cornell-open) and other repositories. 410 0$aCornell Studies in Security Affairs 606 $aAsymmetric warfare$vCase studies 606 $aNo first use (Nuclear strategy) 615 0$aAsymmetric warfare 615 0$aNo first use (Nuclear strategy) 676 $a355.42 700 $aAvey$b Paul C$01203284 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910552762203321 996 $aTempting Fate$92777505 997 $aUNINA