0 % - to - 3 0 % ▁power ▁break down , ▁states ▁would ▁prefer ▁an ▁analog ously ▁proportion ed ▁break down ▁in ▁resources ▁rather ▁than ▁having ▁some ▁of ▁those ▁resources ▁destroyed ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁fighting . ▁Due ▁to ▁this ▁in e ffic iency — war ' s ▁in e ffic iency ▁puzz le — the ▁constant ▁fighting ▁M ear she imer ▁propos es ▁would ▁actually ▁make ▁states ▁less ▁secure ▁because ▁the ▁repeated ▁costs ▁of ▁fighting ▁eventually ▁de ple te ▁all ▁of ▁that ▁state ' s ▁power . ▁ ▁Most ▁important ly , ▁sch ol ars ▁have ▁question ed ▁the ▁theory ' s ▁empir ical ▁valid ity ▁and ▁prediction ▁ability , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁can ▁neg atively ▁affect ▁the ▁valid ity ▁of ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ' s ▁pres cri ptions ▁for ▁state ▁behavior ▁in ▁international ▁politics . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁mention ing ▁the ▁theory ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁account ▁for ▁Japan ' s ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁territorial ▁ac quis itions , ▁NAT O ' s ▁continu ation ▁or ▁Germany ' s ▁non - ach iev ement ▁of ▁regional ▁h eg em ony ▁in ▁the ▁post - C old ▁war ▁era , ▁they ▁have ▁also ▁expressed ▁serious ▁doub ts ▁regarding ▁off ensive ▁ne ore al ism ▁views ▁on ▁China ' s ▁rising ▁power ▁and ▁U . S . ▁regional ▁h eg em ony . ▁According ▁to ▁them , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁reason ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁China ▁as ▁a ▁rational ▁power ▁wanting ▁to ▁ensure ▁its ▁surv ival ▁will ▁seek