Cooperation may not suffice to arrest instability in the arms race.

Evidence

There is only a hope—no presumption—that even with great ingenuity and the best of diplomacy we and the Russians could find cooperative measures to arrest a trend toward instability. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 581

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Arms-control compliance cannot be verified because decision rules are unobservable and breach means war — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 516; Literal disarmament of horrific weapons can increase instability rather than peace. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 546; A perfectly stable balance of deterrence may not even be desirable, let alone achievable. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 581 (+1 more)

Related

• A perfectly stable balance of deterrence may not even be desirable, let alone achievable. (similarity 0.86)
• Misleading intelligence strategies can escalate arms races. (similarity 0.80)
• Literal disarmament of horrific weapons can increase instability rather than peace. (similarity 0.80)

Broader Connections

• Misleading intelligence strategies can escalate arms races. #expands (0.75) — Nicholson Baker, Baseless- My Search for Secrets in the…, 1240