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Do certain states exhibit a penchant for strategic surprise?
Do certain states exhibit a penchant for strategic surprise? Do any common traits link states that have launched wars by means of surprise attack? Since Pearl Harbor, most U.S. analyses have adopted the perspective of the victim, focusing on how to arrange intelligence and warning systems to prevent succumbing to surprise. Investigating the perspective of the war-initiating surprise attack launcher illuminates an important pattern in foreign strategic decision-making.
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