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The war in Ukraine turns the confrontation between East and West into an open conflict containing the possibility of a nuclear escalation. During the Cold War the principle of deterrence based on mutual assured destruction (MAD) worked sufficiently.
Fabrizio Battistelli
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Articulating the logic of nuclear-sharing. Egmont Security Policy Brief No. 116, October 2019 [PDF]
NATO’s nuclear-sharing arrangements often get bad press. This is remarkable given the fact that they have demonstrably contributed to (a) countering the proliferation of nuclear arsenals in Europe, (b) fostering alliance cohesion by giving non-nuclear ...
Mattelaer, Alexander
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A Nuclear Submarine in the South Atlantic: The Framing of Threats and Deterrence
In this article, we analyse one aspect of Brazilian nuclear policy during the tenure of the Workers Party (2003–2016): the development of a nuclear-propelled submarine.
Mônica Herz +2 more
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THE MYTH OF NUCLEAR DETERRENCE [PDF]
Nuclear deterrence is sometimes treated as a known quantity—a definite thing that keeps us safe and ensures our security. It has also often been used as a justification for possessing nuclear weapons. Nuclear deterrence, however, is based on an unexamined notion: the belief that the threat to destroy cities provides decisive leverage. An examination of
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Shared Responsibilities for Nuclear Disarmament: A Global Debate [PDF]
Presents Sagan's 2009 paper calling for rethinking the balance of responsibilities and the relationship between articles in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty with seven response papers by international scholars about how to pursue nuclear ...
Achilles Zaluar +7 more
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Strategic Nuclear and Non-Nuclear Deterrence in Russia’s National Security Policy
In the present context of a sharp aggravation of interstate rivalry and escalation of traditional and new threats, the importance of policy, forces and means of strategic deterrence in ensuring Russia’s national security cannot be overstated. Fundamental
A. A. Kokoshin
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The independence-dependence paradox: stability dilemmas in south [PDF]
Has a new era of detente and stability emerged in South Asia five years after India and Pakistan first openly tested nuclear weapons? In the process, have India and Pakistan effectively demonstrated the value of nuclear weapons in deterring war ...
Khan, Feroz Hassan
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Undergraduate Research Journal, Volume 14 [PDF]
Table of Contents: The Myth of Chechen Radical Islam / by Jonathan Parker (p.1-8) -- Genre and the Perception of Massacre... / by Lauren Ferguson (p.9-18) -- Sentinel of Liberty: Captain America on the Home Front in WWII / by Carolyn McNamara (p.19-34) --
Ferguson, Lauren +8 more
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Deterrence in Indo-Pak Context: A Critical Appraisal
It was an imbalance in the conventional power that forced Pakistan to see nuclear weapons' capability, as a deterrence against India, after the war of 1971 that resulted in separation of former East Pakistan.
Ahmad Khan, Ali Ahsan
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STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIONS: INDIA'S PURSUIT OF COUNTERFORCE TARGETING AND REGIONAL STABILITY
In the intricate web of South Asia's security dynamics, India and Pakistan's relationship holds the key to equilibrium. Geographical proximity demands swift responses, prompting India's strategic shift towards Counterforce targeting.
Mubeen Ashraf , Syed Saif ul Haq
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