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Nuclear Arms Control in the Future: Heading Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World

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Despite the feeling that the nuclear threat has gone, the risks inherent to nuclear deterrence have not by any means disappeared in the post-Cold War era. The so-called stabilizing effect of nuclear deterrence is being questioned for two reasons: (1) the incredibility of the current nuclear doctrines, especially nuclear deterrence against conventional and CBW attacks; (2) the further spread of nuclear weapons. The possibility that nuclear weapons — authorized or not — will be used again increases.

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Sauer, T. (1998). Nuclear Arms Control in the Future: Heading Towards a Nuclear Weapon Free World. In: Nuclear Arms Control. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-26729-3_3

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