Threats

A Non-Threatening Start
The Clausewitz Cop-Out
What's to Come

Section 1: The Natural World
Don't Tread on Them
Warnings and Mimics
Deimatic Deeds
Truth-Telling?
Hawks, Doves and Other Gamesters
Shrimp Salad
Vocal Threats
Sex, Subterfuge, and Snoopers

Section 2: Individuals and Society
Crime and the Threat of Punishment
Permanent Punishment
Religion as Response to Threats
Oh, Hell!
Dealing With Death
Gunning for Something (If Not Someone)
National Populism and Vice Versa

Section 3: International Affairs
Conventional Deterrence
Nuclear Deterrence 101
A Multitude of Myths
What Has it Done for Us Lately?
Close Calls
Self-Undermining Threats
The Incredible Dilemma of Extension and Escalation
Irrational Reliance on Rationality
Counterforce's Counter-Logic
An Oxymoronic Morality
How Much is Enough?
Prisoner's Dilemmas and Fried Chickens
Strategic Defense?
How Do You Solve the Problem of Korea?
Failure IS an Option
A Prescription

Appendix A: Death by Deterrence, by Gen. Lee Butler (An Excerpt)
Appendix B: Deterrence Down on the Farm

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