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The Hobbesian trap (or Schelling's dilemma) is a theory that explains why preemptive strikes occur between two groups, out of bilateral fear of an imminent attack. Without outside influences, this situation will lead to a fear spiral (catch-22, vicious circle, Nash equilibrium) in which fear will lead to an arms race which in turn will lead to increasing fear.
In 1685, the Scottish government conducted a preemptive military strike against Clan Campbell. [9] In 1837, a certain legal precedent regarding preemptive wars was established in the Caroline affair , during which an Anglo-Canadian force from Upper Canada crossed the Niagara River into the United States and captured and burnt the Caroline , a ...
The Los Angeles Times said her auto-biography was a "preemptive strike" after she was approached by an independent biographer. [29] As of 2015, Godwin's published works have included 14 novels, two collections of short stories, three non-fiction works, and ten libretti.
There’s been a lot of talk in and around Washington about a preemptive military strike against North Korea. Expert warns North Korea preemptive strike could lead to millions of deaths Skip to ...
North Korea issued a threat after Rex Tillerson said the U.S. was looking at ways to bring pressure to bear on North Korea over its nuclear program.
In nuclear warfare theory, a decapitation strike is a pre-emptive first strike attack that aims to destabilize an opponent's military and civil leadership structure [3] in the hope that it will severely degrade or destroy its capacity for nuclear retaliation.
Medvedev also warned that the West was seriously underestimating the risk of a nuclear war over Ukraine, cautioning that Russia would launch a pre-emptive strike if Ukraine gets nuclear weapons.
On June 15, 2024, at around 5:00 p.m. EDT, Nash pulled up in a vehicle at the Brooklands Plaza Splash Pad, a play area with water features intended for children. [9] Nash exited the vehicle with two handguns and proceeded to fire 36 rounds from a Glock 43 semi automatic handgun, reloading several times, before fleeing the scene in the vehicle.