Thomas Schelling, game theory, and nuclear deterrence
Here’s a four-minute video, an extract from a forthcoming episode of Pop-up Economics – do please sign up for the free podcast! Next episode on BBC Radio 4 tonight, 8.45pm GMT. [EDIT: Full 14 minute video is now available.]
2 Comments
Chris says:
I’ve always wondered what part Nuclear Deterrence, with it’s reliance on people believing the our leaders could be sufficiently crazy and psycopathic enough to launch a nuclear strike killing millions, has on how our leaders are forced to act.
Would sane leaders be a liability in that world? What price having to have insane leaders?
30th of January, 2013Someone says:
The BBC videos on the blog seem not to be working outside UK (or at least in Australia).
31st of January, 2013