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The Conventional Stability Paradox: Power Projection in the Third Nuclear Age
What capability problem does Conventional Stability Paradox address for European deterrence, readiness and strategic autonomy?
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Platform publication · DFM Analysis report · 2026-06-13
The transition into the Third Nuclear Age represents a fundamental disruption in global security, characterized by the convergence of multipolar competition and disruptive technologies. Unlike the bilateral predictability of the Cold War, this era is defined by a strategic environment where nuclear weapons no longer merely prevent conflict but increasingly serve to encapsulate it. Revisionist powers utilize their atomic arsenals as a protective shield to conduct high-intensity regional operations with conventional forces, assuming that the threshold for a non-conventional response remains prohibitively high.
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The transition into the Third Nuclear Age represents a fundamental disruption in global security, characterized by the convergence of multipolar competition and disruptive technologies.
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