deterrent threat

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C is the absolute cost of making good on the deterrentthreat should it fail to deter.
The war episode that is built into the type of equilibrium we have just described is not a retaliatory move implemented to make good on a deterrentthreat.
And given that it can never be rational to make good on a failed deterrentthreat, assuming no precommitment, it can never be rational to issue such a threat either.
I shall thus hope to draw on reflections about the rationality of deterrent threats to suggest a possible account of their justifiability.
Bargaining under threat has been studied extensively, but the exact interplay between the terms of the bargain and the rivals' deterrent threats deserves closer scrutiny.
One idea would exploit the parallel between the rational and the moral dimensions of deterrent threats.
Our rivals can bargain in search of a settlement, and they can wield traditional deterrent threats of escalation to war.
I proceeded by applying an argument for the rationality of following through on assurances to the rationality of following through on deterrent threats.
This requirement limits the acts it is possible to justify by bootstrapping ourselves up from the justifiability of issuing deterrent threats.
But it may be justified on the grounds that there are advantages to allowing agents to make use of deterrent threats in their dealings with one another.
While it is clear how to determine costs and benefits where the rationality of deterrent threats is concerned, quantifying moral costs and benefits seems a hopeless task.
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