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For my research theory paper, I will be writing a research paper on two theories and will then apply them to a real world situation. However, for the purpose of this paper today, I will be talking about the rational deterrence theory. Throughout this paper, I will talk about the deterrence theory and talk about the different points of the theory. This is the first of my two theories I will be talking about. The purpose of this paper is to help set the foundation of the paper by defining what the deterrence theory is. In addition to the definition, I will also state some examples of the rational deterrence theory as well. By the end of this paper, the definition along with a foundation will be set on what the rational deterrence theory is. Also, I am writing about this theory now because it will make it easier to write the …show more content…

Sagan says war would be less likely to break out because of the costs that it would bring with it. The economic part of the war can be linked to other theories of war as well, thus it truly goes hand in hand with other theories of war. For example, a comparison to an economic theory would be how they would not want to use nuclear weapons because it would destroy the economy. Another theory rational deterrence theory would relate to is the bipolar world. For example, a country would not want to start a nuclear war because of fears of how the countries with the regional area would respond. The unpredictability of the responsiveness is too great to start a nuclear war. One last thing rational deterrence theory relates to is the secure second strike theory. In this theory, a country will not use nuclear weapons on another country first due to the fear of another country potentially having the ability to have enough nuclear weapons to carry out a counter-attack on a

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