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The Pros And Cons Of Increasing Military Power

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The second is that military offensive capability is possessed. When state has a strong military capability it has a perfect chance to influence weaker states. ‘The stronger state can force other state to do what that state does not want to do’ (R. A. Dahl, 1957). The weaker states can form alliances to defend themselves but then anyway relay on others states.
The third is that states can never be sure what other state is thinking or planning. The state never knows what other states think. The state can be in good relationships but still there is no guaranty that such relationships will last for a long period of time. So state can start to increase its military power, other states react the same and this does not give trust between states. In
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