Second, the two sides would then channel the burden of strategic rivalry into a competitive race to enhance their military, economic, and technological capabilities. Properly constrained, such competition aims to deter armed conflict rather than tempt either side to risk all by prosecuting what would become a dangerous and bloody war with deeply unpredictable results. Such strategic competition would also enable both sides to maximize their political, economic, and ideological appeal to the rest of the world. Its strategic rationale would be that the most competitive power would ultimately
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Channel strategic rivalry
