{"product_id":"tempting-fate-why-nonnuclear-states-confront-nuclear-opponents","title":"Tempting Fate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUnpacking of the dynamics of conflict under conditions of nuclear monopoly, Paul C. Avey argues in\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTempting Fate\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003ethat the costs and benefits of using nuclear weapons create openings that weak nonnuclear actors can exploit.\u003c\/b\u003e 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. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStrategies 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThanks 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54251792662872,"sku":null,"price":58.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781501740381.jpg?v=1778907624","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/tempting-fate-why-nonnuclear-states-confront-nuclear-opponents","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}