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The chapter analyses the intrinsic problem of extending deterrence to allies, who then oscillate between the fear of abandonment in a crisis and the fear of entrapment in a conflict not of their own choosing. By addressing the issue of extended deterrence to NATO countries, the chapter tackles the delicate balance between the assurance needs of the protégées and the inherent problems of credibility within such a strategy.
Originally published in David Carlton and Carlo Schaerf, eds., The Arms Race in an Era of Negotiations (London: Macmillan and New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1991): 60–70.
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Sharp, J.M.O. (2018). The Problem of Extended Deterrence in NATO. In: Foradori, P., Giacomello, G., Pascolini, A. (eds) Arms Control and Disarmament. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62259-0_13
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