Proliferation  (tagged articles)

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Scientific Federal Agencies & the United States Negotiation for the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1962-1963

Helen Thompson - In October of 1962, the United States and Soviet Union’s arms race in ballistic missiles escalated to an unnerving confrontation that lasted thirteen days, while both world leaders waited on opposite sides of the world for the other to say the word and start... Keep Reading »

Theories of Nuclear Proliferation: Why Do States Seek Nuclear Weapons?

David A. Smith - Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons held in the aresenals of any modern states. Since the creation of the nuclear bomb, many have feared that a nuclear war could lead to the end of life on earth as we currently know it. The Treaty on the Non... Keep Reading »
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Denuclearization: A Models-Based Approach

Conor Hughes - With nuclear proliferation a major threat to international security, this study examines the factors that led three countries to denuclearize by applying Scott Sagan's three models: security, domestic politics, and norms. Rather than only observing security issues,... Keep Reading »

The New Geopolitics: Why Nuclear Weapons No Longer Serve U.S. Interests

Richard Burt - Richard Burt is the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, and recently played a critical leadership role in the ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Burt had previously served as a correspondent for the New York Times, and is a current managing... Keep Reading »

Containing the Atom: Paul Nitze and the Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons

Reid Pauly - Immediately following the first and only uses of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, President Truman described nuclear stewardship as “an awful responsibility that has fallen to us.”i The decision to use the bombs did clearly demonstrate the operational... Keep Reading »
 
 

The keyword Proliferation is tagged in the following 7 articles.

American History
2017, Vol. 9 No. 03
Scientific Federal Agencies & the United States Negotiation for the Limited Test Ban Treaty, 1962-1963
By Helen Thompson
In October of 1962, the United States and Soviet Union’s arms race in ballistic missiles escalated to an unnerving confrontation that lasted thirteen days, while both world leaders waited on opposite sides of the world for the other to say... Read Article »
American History Cold War Nuclear Weapons Foreign Policy Test Ban Treaty John F. Kennedy Cuban Missile Crisis Nuclear Proliferation Science Policy
Nuclear Proliferation
2016, Vol. 8 No. 08
Theories of Nuclear Proliferation: Why Do States Seek Nuclear Weapons?
By David A. Smith
Nuclear weapons are the most powerful and destructive weapons held in the aresenals of any modern states. Since the creation of the nuclear bomb, many have feared that a nuclear war could lead to the end of life on earth as we currently know it.... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear War Realism International Relations Nuclear Non-proliferation Cold War Arms Control
Nuclear Proliferation
2013, Vol. 4 No. 1
Denuclearization: A Models-Based Approach
By Conor Hughes
Published by Clocks and Clouds
With nuclear Proliferation a major threat to international security, this study examines the factors that led three countries to denuclearize by applying Scott Sagan's three models: security, domestic politics, and norms. Rather than only observing... Read Article »
Nuclear Proliferation Nuclear Weapons International Security International Norms Denuclearization International Relations
2011, Vol. 4 No. 2
The New Geopolitics: Why Nuclear Weapons No Longer Serve U.S. Interests
By Richard Burt
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Richard Burt is the former U.S. ambassador to Germany, and recently played a critical leadership role in the ratification of the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START). Burt had previously served as a correspondent for the New York Times, and is... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Cold War Deterrence International Relations Nuclear Proliferation
Nuclear Proliferation
2010, Vol. 4 No. 1
Containing the Atom: Paul Nitze and the Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons
By Reid Pauly
Published by Cornell International Affairs Review
Immediately following the first and only uses of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, President Truman described nuclear stewardship as “an awful responsibility that has fallen to us.”i The decision to use the bombs did clearly... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Paul Nitze Atom Bomb Hydrogen Bomb Truman
Nuclear Weapons
2010, Vol. 2 No. 01
International Law and Nuclear Weapons: Does the Continued Development of Advanced Nuclear Weapons Violate International Law?
By Boris S. Nikitin
Throughout the twentieth-century, nuclear weapons got deadlier; their range and power have both increased, bringing the potential for greater devastation to the globe. To limit the spread of nuclear weapons, the international community adopted the... Read Article »
International Law Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Non-proliferation Npt Nukes Bunker Buster
Nuclear Proliferation
1997, Vol. 1996/1997 No. 2
Nuclear Weapons Proliferation and the Efficacy of Deterrence
By Luke Wilcock
Published by Interstate - Journal of International Affairs
Nuclear weapons were first used in anger during the Second World War against the Japanese. The Horishima and Nagasaki experience left nobody in any doubt that nuclear weapons were unique. Never before had so much destruction been meted out so... Read Article »
Nuclear Weapons Deterrence Nuclear Proliferation International Security

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