This dissertation lays out the conditions under which acquiring nuclear weapons can "embolden" weak, dissatisfied states to do things they previously would not
One of the gravest issues facing the global community today is the threat of nuclear war. As a growing number of nations gain nuclear capabilities, the odds of
Nuclear Reactions analyzes how nuclear weapons change the calculations states make in their foreign policies, why they do so, and why nuclear weapons have such
A leading international security strategist offers a compelling new way to "think about the unthinkable." The cold war ended more than two decades ago, and with
The second half of the 20th century featured a strategic competition between the United States and the Soviet Union. That competition avoided World War III in p