Deterrence can be built as graduated probabilistic trip wires rather than a single switch.

Evidence

What we have is a graduated series of trip wires, each attached to a chance mechanism, with the daily probability of detonation increasing as the enemy moves from wire to wire. — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 429

Categorization

• DEFINE: Introduces the ‘graduated trip wire’ as a distinct deterrence concept, refining the earlier all-or-nothing analogy.
• XREF: connects to: Deterrence operates on graduated probability, not a binary trip-wire logic — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 460

Related

• Deterrence operates on graduated probability, not a binary trip-wire logic (similarity 0.85)

Broader Connections

• Deterrence operates on graduated probability, not a binary trip-wire logic #corroborates (0.95) — Thomas C. Schelling, The Strategy of Conflict, 460