Nuclear Weapons
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AI In The Line Of Fire: Rethinking Ethics In The Face Of Nuclear Threats
Abstract: Decision-making regarding target engagement, including considerations for scenarios involving the tactical use of nuclear weapons, requires a multilayered, well-structured, predictable, and traceable approach. The integration of AI into such high-stakes scenarios amplifies the need for transparency, aligning decision-making models to trusted tenets and focused training (the 3Ts) in order to avoid the five cognitive Read more →
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Nuclear Talk Versus Nuclear Walk: Russia’s Nuclear Strategy
Abstract: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent reiteration of the possibility of Russian nuclear weapon deployment has intensified concerns, particularly in the context of the ongoing conflict resulting from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine over two years ago and the West’s sustained support in question. This article aims to comprehensively analyse Russia’s nuclear threat by examining Read more →
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F-35A’s Nuclear Role: A Critical Assessment
Abstract: Since the Cold War, Nuclear-sharing has been central to the NATO alliance and is currently conceived upon the aerial assets of several member states. However, NATO’s reliance on the F-35A creates a dangerous situation in which nuclear sharing is upheld reflexively without consciously considering the operational problems associated with the nuclear mission. Thus, NATO Read more →
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25 Years Of Nuclear Southern Asia: The Past, Present, And Future
Abstract: This year will mark 25 years of nuclearization in Southern Asia. This silver jubilee arrives at a critical juncture, one in which the region faces significant turbulence. Geopolitics has certainly changed over the course of more than two decades. That said, new dimensions of strategic competition have emerged in the region, leading to several Read more →
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Ukraine, The Budapest Memorandum And The Question Of Nuclear “Inheritance”
Abstract: Following the end of the Cold War, the states of the former Soviet Union were host to a vast array of nuclear weapons. However, unlike most other states, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan hosted strategic nuclear weapons, of which precise ownership may be seen as opaque. This has led to three decades of remonstration that Read more →
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Technological Hype Of New Nuclear Delivery Systems – The Neglect Of The Concept Of Deterrence
Abstract: The analysis of novel Russian nuclear delivery systems is currently tainted by a serious misreading of deterrence theory. Ultimately Russian nuclear messaging affects decision-making within NATO administrations. In substance, if a hitherto neglected ‘other’ was introduced into the formulation of NATO’s deterrence posture, a fuller picture of risks and gains could be realised. Capabilities Read more →
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Why Was The Chinese Nuclear Program So Efficient?
Abstract: On the 16th October 1964, at 1500 hours local time, the People’s Republic of China became the 5th nation in the world to join the so-called nuclear powers club[1], successfully detonating a twenty-two-kiloton atomic fission bomb (‘Miss Qui’)[2] in the Taklamakan Desert. The astonishing fact is that Mao’s China managed to accomplish this feat Read more →
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The Elusive European Nuclear Deterrence
Abstract: The decline of the US nuclear security guarantees is concerning. Since the 1960s, the US flexible response posture has been perceived as irrelevant and uncertain. However, a turning point emerged during the Georgian conflict of 2008, which exacerbated the destabilization of European security in the 2014 Crimean crisis. Too alarmed by a recurrence of Read more →
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Russia’s Position On Iran’s Nuclear File In Light Of The Ukrainian War
Abstract: Russia’s position on Iran’s nuclear issue is a unique case in highlighting the nature of Russia’s foreign policy toward Iran, and as a thorny issue for the West in general and the United States in particular. The importance of the Iranian nuclear file has emerged even in the midst of the Ukraine war, although Read more →
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Sea-based Platforms in South Asia’s Nuclear Equation
Abstract: India’s imperatives for a sea-based nuclear deterrent arise from its need for strategic autonomy in the world order, which necessitates that its deterrence building is an incremental process until it can be at par with global agenda-setters. While India, not wanting to indulge in an arms race, is not pursuing deterrence by sheer numbers, Read more →
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