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Partners in Deterrence: US Nuclear Weapons and Alliances in Europe and Asia [PDF]
, 2021 From the dawn of the atomic age to today, nuclear weapons have been central to the internal dynamics of US alliances in Europe and Asia. But nuclear weapons cooperation in US alliances has varied significantly between allies and over time.
O'Neil, Andrew, Frühling, Stephan
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The Quirks of Nuclear Deterrence [PDF]
, 2010 From 1945 to 1949 the USA was the world’s only nuclear power. Although the nuclear arsenal was overestimated both in terms of size and readiness by the US military in its war plans, atom bombs came to be seen as the essential counter to conventional ...
Lorna Arnold, Andrew Brown
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The Changing Contours of Minimum Deterrence in South Asia
Policy Perspectives, 2016 Minimum deterrence is one of the important ingredients of the deterrent concept associated with nuclear weapons. Although neither the Soviet Union nor the US opted for minimum deterrence during the Cold War era since they were extremely involved in ...
Zafar Khan
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Nuclear Deterrence Policy in the Post-Cold War Period [PDF]
Future Human Image, 2023 During the Cold War, there were two nuclear superpowers, the Soviet Union and the United States, who had their own allies. They divided the whole world into spheres of influence, and there was an indirect struggle for supremacy between them.
Gorda Gibradze, Alika Guchua
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Nuclear Deterrence and Arms Control Agreements between three Peer Adversaries [PDF]
, 2022 NPS NRP Executive SummaryThis research will investigate the implications of China as a peer nuclear armed adversary and how this effects US deterrence strategy that has traditionally been concerned with bilateral deterrence between the USA and Russia ...
Lan, Wenschel D., Crook, Matthew R.
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Prospects for DPRK’s Nuclear Use Scenarios and Deterrence Measures of the US and ROK Alliance
Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament, 2022 The purpose of this paper is to develop cases for the DPRK’s use of nuclear weapons. As background, firstly, the deterrence and countermeasure strategies of the United States-ROK alliance in the face of the increasingly sophisticated DPRK’s nuclear ...
Sangkyu Lee
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Biological Threat Deterrence by Denial: Implications for Japan’s Nuclear Disarmament Vision
Journal for Peace and Nuclear DisarmamentJapan, a proponent of nuclear disarmament, is facing criticism for adopting “nuclear deterrence” as its foreseeable security policy without providing a clear strategy for transitioning away from it.
Kazuko Hikawa
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Advanced Science, EarlyView.A gap‐free genome assembly and multi‐omics comparison of the terrestrial slug Laevichaulis alte with an aquatic relative reveal that expansion of the VEGF family orchestrates mucus production, lipid metabolism, and immune defense—highlighting key molecular innovations for conquering life on land.
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US Extended Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Order: An Australian Perspective [PDF]
, 2015 This article addresses the question of how US extended nuclear deterrence might endure in a shifting Asia-Pacific where the traditional nuclear order underpinning the credibility of US security guarantees is deteriorating.
Leah, Christine
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Frontiers in Political ScienceThis article advances a policy-oriented argument about the legitimacy and sustainability of nuclear deterrence in light of the expanding scientific and humanitarian evidence base on the consequences and risks of nuclear weapons.
Alexander Kmentt
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