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'Escalation' is the phenomenon of something getting more intense step by step, for example a quarrel, or, notably, military presence and nuclear armament during the Cold War. (Compare to escalator, a device that lifts something to a higher level.) The term is said to be originally coined by Herman Kahn.
In psychology it is a change in behavior, usually from stable or acceptable towards unstable or unacceptable.
In early 2007, the term "escalation" was used to describe a troop increase mandated by president George W. Bush during the War in Iraq. The term was under contention for implying an increase in violence.

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★ Conflict escalation

★ Technological escalation

★ Escalation of commitment

★ Irrational escalation

★ De-escalation

★ Privilege escalation

★ Cost escalation

★ Herman Kahn

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★ Herman Kahns escalation ladder