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Unpacking 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 con
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- Author
- Paul C. Avey; Virginia Tech as part of the TOME initiative
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- 2019
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781501740404
- Category
- politics
- Subjects
- Military, Social Science, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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