Osgood's GRIT model was designed as a counter-concept to the arms race in the East-West conflict, in which the former superpowers, USA and USSR, constantly increased the quantity and quality of their arms so that the destruction of humankind by a nuclear war seemed increasingly possible.
歐斯古德的GRIT模式是为反对东西方军备竞赛而设计的理论，其中，一些前超级大国，美国和前苏联，不断地提高他们的武器数量和质量，使核战争造成对人类的摧毁变的越来越有可能。