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Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability
What is the central argument of “Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets?
Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability: The advent of nuclear weapons radically. Defence-finance analysis; 6-page sourced DFM PDF report.
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The advent of nuclear weapons radically transformed the conception of security and warfare. Before 1945, war was seen as an extreme but limited means, where victory could be achieved through the destruction of military forces or the occupation of territory.
The emergence of nuclear and later thermonuclear weapons shattered this premise: the destructive capacity was such that the very notion of victory became inconceivable. Strategy could no longer be based on the conduct of war but on the prevention of its outbreak. Out of this rupture emerged deterrence, understood as the ability to influence adversary behavior through the threat of use rather than actual employment.
This analysis answers: What is the central argument of “Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability”, and why does it matter for European defence and dual-use markets? What does this mean for European defence funding, procurement and investment decisions? How mature and defensible is the position described in “Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability”? Which European actors, programmes and funding instruments are most exposed?
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- The emergence of nuclear and later thermonuclear weapons shattered this premise: the destructive capacity was such that the very notion of victory became inconceivable.
- Out of this rupture emerged deterrence, understood as the ability to influence adversary behavior through the threat of use rather than actual employment.
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What is Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability?
Before 1945, war was seen as an extreme but limited means, where victory could be achieved through the destruction of military forces or the occupation of territory.
Why does Nuclear Strategy and the Logics of International Stability matter for European defence?
Strategy could no longer be based on the conduct of war but on the prevention of its outbreak.
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