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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"nuclear deterrent"”.
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Nuclear diffusion: A rethinking of why nation-states "go nuclear"
Nuclear Diffusion: A Rethinking of Horizontal Nuclear Weapons Proliferation examines the spread of nuclear weapons throughout the nuclear age. What is pondered are the specific reasons why a state would pursue a nuclear weapons deterrent. For example, are there identifiable reasons or conditions …
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The Skybolt Missile Cancellation: An Analysis of Foreign Policy Decision Making in the Kennedy Executive
… Skybolt to force an end to their independent nuclear deterrent. The American government countered that the decision was based solely on technical and financial grounds. This thesis expands on the questions addressed my previous authors of why Skybolt was canceled and why its cancellation …
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The Suez Crisis and British and French policy revaluations towards membership of the European Communities
… de Gaulle, and the development of the French nuclear deterrent. It will conclude that not was Suez a significant factor, but that without it, there may not be a European Union today.
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U.S. Nuclear Weapons Policy: a Post-Soviet Reappraisal
… is international interest in the acquisition of nuclear weapons. Both Russia and China, among others, maintain and continue to modernize arsenals of nuclear weapons. The U.S. response to these security challenges has traditionally subordinated ballistic missile defense to nuclear deterrence. …
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Ballistic Missile and Insurgency Threats to Israel: Effects on Security Posture and Implications For Nuclear Weapons
… Arab arsenals with ballistic missiles armed with nuclear, biological, and chemical warheads could tip the scales of the Middle East security equation in favor of Israel's adversaries. The aggregate effects of Palestine Liberation Organization, Hamas, and Hizballah terror campaigns are producing an …
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Hugh Gaitskell, the Labour Party and foreign affairs 1955-63
… by the disputes over Suez, the independent nuclear deterrent and Britain's application to join the European Economic Community. Simultaneously, he was challenged by the Left over nearly every aspect of Labour's foreign and defence policy. Despite these major controversies, Gaitskell's …
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The existence and formulation of international law relating to nuclear testing; and the lawfulness of such tests in light of their impact on the environment
… particularly with regard to the testing of nuclear weapons. The prolific expansion of environmental matters is perhaps unrivalled in international law. Environmental law is still at an embryonic stage of development. It is precisely this reason that marks every environmental act or incident …
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The evolution of China’s nuclear weapons program and doctrine and its implications for international security
… policies are changing. This includes its nuclear weapons program and nuclear deterrent policy, viewed as a critical guarantor of Beijing’s security and a tool that supports its growing regional and global interests. China’s evolving nuclear program and doctrine have multidimensional …
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Afghanistan and transnational war: Interlocking security dilemmas and strategic challenges
… and the effects of the Indian-Pakistani nuclear deterrent taints the politico-social environment, stymieing efforts to allay entrenched suspicions. Third, advocates of a regional strategy have failed to consider fully how to reshape or moderate the cognitive perceptions of actors. High …
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Access to justice in environmental law: An investigation of the locus standi of environmental pressure groups in English law and the creation of an environmental court
… against our possession of astrategic nuclear deterrent, most of whom were members either of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament or Greenpeace. Their presence stimulated much discussion, far more I suspect than those standing outside would have imagined might have occurred in the …