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Nuclear Weapons
International Politics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Countries that have nuclear weapons (legal v illegal) | UN SC countires are the only ones whose are consider legal everyone elese is iilegal not taking away illegal ones b/c of state influence/ allies or detterenance from other state (india and pakistan) |
| Nuclear Revolution | In N.R military vistory and loss is immpossible (everyone loses) Create interest to avoid war Implications end major wars preservation of status quo balance of power powerful states demostrate military readiness and resolve conflicts |
| Deterrence (Strats) | prevent an attack b.c opp knows you are a credible threat need a credible threat, other side to know you can and are willing to create damage MAD most effective b/c stake is mutual annuhilation Arms control: most stable w/ limit arsenals |
| Deterrence through MAD (nuc triad) | requires to maintain a credible threat Nuclear triad Ground cruise missles and intercon. ballistic missiles (ICBMs) Water: submarine launched ball. missiles SLBMs Air: bombers Led creation of weapons could destroy world (need to match beat everyone) |
| Deterrence through Arms Control | make nuclear conflict difficult and prevent arms races - limits on how many missles can be launched (Strat Arms Limitation talks (SALT)) START end of cold war to disarm 80% of strat nuc wep. New START (renego for Ukraine v. Russia) --> Russia no follow |
| Benefits of Deterrence | possible to decrease arsenals and reduce cost while having deterrent prevent total war |
| Risks of Deterrence | promotes brinkmanship (push situation to edge of disaster risk accidental war economic and ecological cost of maintaining |
| Accidents with nuclear weapons | maintenance of rapid response create risks of error False early warning alarm of Soviet strike NORAD to Soviet Soviet early warning alarm |
| Regimes | set of rules and decision making procedures that order a given area of international relations Nuclear weapons ban treaty IAEA |
| International Atomic Energy Agency | inspect nuclear facilities for safety and adherence for non pro agreement |
| non profliferation treaty | differentiates nuclear states (UN SC) from non nuclear states commit to eventual disarmament and not to supply non nuclear states Non nuclear commit to not develop nukes |
| Test ban and treaties | not enforced b/c not all nuke countries have signed adopted by UN GA Nuke ban no nuclear states support it |
| What are cognitive factors of nuclear order | the threat of weapons use has receded from popular imagination - US withdrew from Iran nuclear deal |
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