Research Of Arms Race Based On The Optimal Resource Competition Model

In the 21st century, human beings still cannot shuffle off the shadow of the arms race which has some new development among nations. There exists a discussible question on how to explain why some big nations, especially some superpowers that have relative superiority in arms level still launch arms race. It has both theoretical and realistic significance for understanding the world military situation to construct an appropriate arms race model explaining the above phenomenon.The thesis sets out to make analysis of the deficiency in the existing arms race model that can not reflect the pursuit of the external interest. According to the principle that arms strategy should comply with economic interest, by introducing the concept of economic competition and revealing big nations'pursuits for economic interest through describing the competition for external resources, it puts forward an optimal resource competition model. It uses correlative principle and method of game theory to solve the equilibrium of the optimal resource competition model. Using the conclusion of the strategic analysis, it discusses the location attribute in which the equilibrium lies on the edge of the mutual block taper. Further more, it discusses the meaning that equilibrium deviates from the peak of the taper: by launching arms races, big nation can increase its proportion in external resources in order to increase economic interest.The thesis presents a concrete model using function approach and gets the equilibrium result, then concludes the two main factors determining the equilibrium result, which are economy and technology. It analyzes these two factors'influence on the development of the arms race between nations and comes to the conclusion that arms race will go in a limited in quantity and endless in quality way. This conclusion provides theoretic support for understanding today and future's development of the arms race among big nations.At the end of the thesis, it raised issues which should be further studied.