Why is a security dilemma paradoxical?

a. Building up military power can result in less power as other states respond by building up theirs.
b. Support for international governmental institutions would grow, enabling them to supersede the power of member states.
c. Credible deterrence requires the use of propaganda, but propaganda can lead to bluffing, which often diminishes power.
d. Determining the level of military power presents very difficult choices relative to maintaining an existing balance of power.
e. Allowing various ethnicities in a state to exercise autonomy can erode the ability of the central government to enforce its decisions.


A

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