C) If a nation fails to attack another nation it must be the case that it believes that it could not withstand a retaliatory attack from the other nation.
The concept of military deterrence requires an (aggressing) nation that will be deterred from…
Yes, I agree with Christopher it is a bi conditional. However, it's a mistaken reversal, but, that's not the issue at hand because the statements have to be true.
(Military deterrence) : the threat of retaliation can deter aggressing nations.
Hence, to have military deterrence, a nation would have to be believed to have retaliatory power that aggressing nation can’t defend.
Conditional Logic:
(threat of re…