Dangerous Deterrent? Assessing the Risk that Nuclear Acquisition Will Embolden Weak States
- ISBN-10
- 1303341042
- ISBN-13
- 9781303341045
- Pages
- 178
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Authors
- University of Chicago, T. Negeen Pegahi
Description
This dissertation lays out the conditions under which acquiring nuclear weapons can "embolden" weak, dissatisfied states to do things they previously would not have done against stronger, nuclear-armed adversaries. It therefore specifies both the strategic benefits of acquisition to potential nuclear powers and the strategic risks/costs of further proliferation to existing nuclear powers.
