Discussion
Assertion (A) : Modern technology enhances the importance of war and threats of war.
Reason (R) : War no longer is just a contest of strength. It is more a contest of nerve and risk taking.
Answer: A
Both statements are true and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
Modern weapons, above all nuclear weapons, make all-out war so destructive that threats of war become the main instrument of policy: deterrence, coercion and brinkmanship. That is because war is no longer just a test of which side is stronger; it is a contest of nerve and risk-taking in which each side tries to make the other believe it will run the risk of escalation, the bargaining view of force developed by Thomas Schelling.
Since the Reason gives exactly why technology raises the importance of war and its threat, the options that deny either statement, or deny the link, are wrong.
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