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Nuclear weapons, long considered the béte noire of human existence are examined quantitatively and qualitatively in this dissertation to ascertain if the heinous effects they threaten ultimately serve to promote deterrence between pairs of states. The findings suggest that nucle…

The dissertation investigates why contiguous interstate dyads differ from one another in respect of their long-term interaction patterns through structured focused comparison between six historical cases, namely, United States/Mexico, United States/Canada (19th century), China/I…