War and the Engineers : The Primacy of Politics over Technology /

Do some technologies provoke war? Do others promote peace? Offense-defense theory contends that technological change is an important cause of conflict: leaders will be tempted to launch wars when they believe innovation favors attackers over defenders. Offense-defense theory is perhaps best known fr...

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Auteur principal: Lieber, Keir A. (Auteur)
Format: Licensed eBooks
Langue:anglais
Publié: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press [2018]
Collection:Cornell studies in security affairs.
Accès en ligne:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5qdj7f