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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Ithaca, NY :
Cornell University Press
[2018]
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| Series: | Cornell studies in security affairs.
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv5qdj7f |
Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Offense, Defense, and the Prospects for Peace
- 1. The Offense-Defense Balance
- 2. The Railroad Revolution
- 3. The Small Arms and Artillery Revolution
- 4. The Armored Revolution
- 5. The Nuclear Revolution
- Conclusion: Technology and the Primacy of Politics
- Bibliography
- Notes
- Index