Essays about: "Nuclear Deterrence"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Nuclear Deterrence.

  1. 1. Differences and Similarities between the Nuclear Posture Reviews of 2010, 2018 and 2022 NPR

    University essay from Försvarshögskolan

    Author : Laban Persson; [2023]
    Keywords : Military doctrine; Nuclear Posture Review; Obama; Trump; Biden; nuclear deterrence;

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  3. 2. The Worst Laid Plans of Mice and Men : NATO and the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Oliver Ösmark; [2021]
    Keywords : NATO; nuclear disarmament; nuclear weapons; TPNW; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; quantum social science;

    Abstract : After the Cold War ended, the process of nuclear disarmament began to stagnate and in recent years there are signs of backsliding. Efforts to revive the disarmament regime over decades culminated with the drafting and ratification of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in 2017 and 2021 respectively, much to the dismay of nuclear weapons states. READ MORE

  4. 3. In Search of a Posture of Peace : Nuclear deterrence and the possibility of a Non-Offensive Defence with examples of India, Pakistan and Kazakhstan

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Tijmen Hoekstra; [2021]
    Keywords : Non-Offensive Defence; Nuclear Deterrence; Nuclear Posture; Posture of War; Posture of Peace;

    Abstract : This thesis takes the initial steps to find what it calls a ‘posture of peace’, a counterpart to what Hobbes refers to as a posture of war (Hobbes 1651/2004: 79)1. A posture of war representsdefensive initiatives that can be interpreted by others as a certain preparation for conflict, and its base definition is used as a template to formulate an initial version of a posture of peace2. READ MORE

  5. 4. Use the force? - An analysis of the effect of the TPN on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen; Lunds universitet/Juridiska fakulteten

    Author : Sofia Björk; [2018]
    Keywords : public international law; nuclear weapons; Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : In its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of Nuclear Weapons the ICJ was unable to conclude definitely the legality or illegality of nuclear weapons in international law. Since then the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons have been signed, with the aim of establishing a total prohibition on nuclear weapons. READ MORE

  6. 5. The sun rises in the East - A comparative case study of India, Pakistan and China’s increased nuclear stockpiles in the Second Nuclear Age

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Christian Eklind; [2015]
    Keywords : Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : The world has entered the Second Nuclear Age. New structures and dynamics are argued to be present within the context of nuclear weapons. The states India, Pakistan and China are three cases where the nuclear stockpiles are increasing and becoming more technological advanced. READ MORE