Resumen:
1. lntroduction – 2. False optimism: illusions of the coming war – 3. Jumping the gun: first-move advantages and crisis lnstability – 4. Power shifts: windows of opportunity and vulnerability – 5. Cumulative resources – 6. Offense, defense, and the security dilema – 7. Offense-defense theory and the outbreak of world – 8. The nuclear revolution and the causes of war – 9. Conclusión.