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Fear of accidental war apparently causes poli… – The Exculpating Myth of Accidental War

Fear of accidental war apparently causes policymakers to assess whether threat indicators are consistent with prior behavior, providing context that steadies the hand that otherwise might genuinely cause that rare phenomenon of an accidental war.