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| dual pressure on leaders whereby international agreements can be forged only when they meet the concerns of both domestic and international audiences |
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| The idea that when one state enhances its power for security, this leads to other states to the same, thereby undermining security for all |
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| Flexible bargaining strategy in which one side imitates or duplicates the kind of diplomatic moves made by another actor |
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| Bargaining strategy relying heavily on force and threats of force |
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| Forcing another actor to do something they would not do otherwise |
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| Preventing another actor from doing something they would do otherwise |
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| Weapons that contain biological agents such as anthrax or plague bacteria |
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| Weapons that contain chemical elements, such as chlorine gas and mustard gas |
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| Mutually Assured Destruction |
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| Strategic Doctrine based on the idea that war between the superpowers was deterred when they both were vulnerable to each others second strike capability |
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| The ability of a state to deliver a devastating counter attack after being attacked by nuclear weapons |
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| Competitive increase in armaments by two states or coalitions of states |
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| Typically inexpensive light weapons that an individual can carry |
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| Efforts to limit or ban weapons in states military arsenals |
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| How costs of alliance are distributed among member states |
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| Joining an alliance with superior power to share in the benefits of the alliance |
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| Joining an alliance against states or coalitions whose superior resources could pose a threat |
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| Formal associations in which states pledge to militarily protect each other in specified circumstances |
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