The chart above is a simplification of a concept known as the "Stability-
Instability Paradox." What information can you derive from the information
presented?
The probability of both conventional war and unconventional conflict rises with the
amount of nuclear weapons possessed
As the number of nuclear weapons a state possesses increases, the likelihood of it
engaging in conventional war with another nuclear-armed state decreases, but the
probability of unconventional conflicts such as proxy wars also increases with the
number of nuclear weapons
According to the chart, the probability of determining whether a conflict is
conventional or unconventional cannot be determined by the total amount of nuclear
weapons possessed by a state
The probabilities of both conventional and unconventional conflict decrease as the
amount of nuclear weapons increases.
