Nuclear Weapons and Proxy Conflict

The central argument herein attempts to highlight the destabilizing effects of nuclear weapons through the concept of proxy conflict. Due to the fact that such arsenals aggravate the costs of direction competition between nuclear states, the desire for relative power within the international system forces states to compete indirectly through proxies or surrogates. Such behavior was prevalent during the Cold War and can be seen currently in the emerging security environment. Given such evidence, the logical implication follows that such behavior may well affect the national interests of the United States in the future.

Name thesis:degree_name

Master of Science in Defense and Strategic Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Masters

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Defense and Strategic Studies

Year

2005

Author dc:creator

• Bowen, Matthew

Contributors dc:contributor

• William Van Cleave

• nuclear weapons
• security
• international environment
• proxy conflict
• realism
• Defense and Security Studies

Statement dc:rights

• © Matthew Bowen

Repository record dc:identifier

https://bearworks.missouristate.edu/theses/1382

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:bearworks.missouristate.edu:theses-2383