The Urge to Compete
Rationales for Arms Racing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6411229 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Colin S Gray (King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1974 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 207-233 |
| Publication date | 1974-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2009900 |
| OpenAlex | W2325028299 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 25 |
| References cited | 22 |
The contemporary arms-control community was born in the years 1958–1960, but now—thirteen years later—that community has still failed to confront its fundamental subject matter, arms competitions, in any systematic and rigorous fashion. Elsewhere, I have explored definitions, the ways in which an arms race could be analyzed, and arms-race strategies, outcomes, and dynamics. Here, the cartographic exercise is extended so as to provide a systematic discussion of the fundamental question: Why do states race (or renew a race) in armaments
Arms control · Arms race · Political economy · Political science · Race (biology · Sociology · Subject (documents · Subject matter · Computer Science · Defense, Military, and Policy Studies · Gender Studies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Military History and Strategy
International Relations and Political Philosophy
Militarization and War
The Evolution of International Security Studies
Why Is There No International Theory?
Can an arms race promote stability? The inter-Korean qualitative arms race and US extended deterrence
Arms Race and Military Expenditure Models
Neurotechnology and international security
Classical deterrence theory
Substitutes or complements
Risky races? Curvature change and the war risk in arms racing
Historians and the American Military
Between dominance and decline
Arms races and other pathetic fallacies
Domestic politics, international linkages, and military expenditures
National Security Affairs
Arms Race Instability and War
Humanity's propensity for warfare
Reconciling Rationality with Deterrence
Research on Conflict Theory
Richardson, Rationality, and Restrictive Models of Arms Races
Uncertainty, Salient Stakes, and the Causes of Conventional Arms Races
The Causes and Consequences of Arms Races
Arms Races and Arms Control
International Tensions and Arms Control Agreements
The role of US defense exports in Asia Pacific regionalism
Theory and research on the causes of war
Conflict and Peace in the Modern International System
The Causes of War
Essence of Decision
Great Britain and the German Navy
Strategic concepts and soviet policy
The Soviet Union and Arms Control
Legends of the British Armament Industry 1890-1914
The Copenhagen Complex
Strategy and Arms Control
Civilian Sanctuary and Target Avoidance Policy in Thermonuclear War
Strategic Parity and Beyond
Military Demonstration and Disclosure of New Weapons
The Decision to Deploy the ABM
The Arms Race Phenomenon
New Myths and Old Realities
"The Political Side of "Disarmament
Transnational Politics and Arms Control
Secret Sentries in Space
| Unique citing works | 25 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,52 |
| Citation span | 1978 - 2024 (47) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 25 |