DETERRENCE FAILS DUE TO THE POTENTIAL IRRATIONALITY OF STATE LEADERS James A. Stegenga. Deterrence Bankrupt Ideology Policy Sciences, Vol. 16, No. 2 (Nov, 1983), pp. 127-1145. And, as we know from history, psychology, sociology, political science, and our own common experiences, people can be counted upon to behave sensibly only part of the time, unreasonably, foolishly, even irrationally and self-destructively the rest. Frequently throughout history they have held somethings more dear than "mere" individual or national survival honor and glory come to mind as transcendent values frequently invoked. To some extent people are also usually captives of habit or ideology we think of Moscow's leaders as at least to some extent ideologically inspired or motivated in their policymaking. An ideological component in decisionmaking, passion and fervor, generally erodes rationality.
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