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☢️ Cold War Brinkmanship

How a theory of commitment explains the moves that nearly ended the world, and the standoffs that echo it today.

The Steps

  1. 1. Thomas Schelling
  2. 2. The Cuban Missile Crisis: Chicken, Played Carefully
  3. 3. Blockade or Airstrike
  4. 4. The Doomsday Machine You Must Announce
  5. 5. The Secret Deterrent