TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Defensive Arms and the Security Dilemma: A Cybernetic Approach
JO  - Journal of peace research
A1  - Bellany, Ian
SP  - 263
EP  - 271
VL  - 33
IS  - 3
N2  - A cybernetic approach is taken to the operation of the security dilemma under conditions favourable to its resolution when states have defensive intentions and access only to defensive weaponry. A systems model of this situation indicates that when only two parties are involved, the security dilemma is resolvable - the system attains a stable peacetime equilibrium - even when some of the above constraints are relaxed. But when more than two parties are involved, the preconditions for a stable equilibrium and resolution of the security dilemma become very much more demanding. The enquiry throws light on a diversity of contemporary issues, including the emerging multipolar international order, nuclear non-proliferation and non-offensive defence.<p />
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SN  - 0022-3433
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0022343396033003002
ID  - ref1
ER  -