61-68 (8 pages) Deterrence theory has since its inception justified the build-up and maintenance of weapons arsenals assumingly guaranteeing our survival. However, we do not know whether deterrence ...

Khan’s work throws up ... As Matthew says: “I do worry deeply about an argument which says that the fact that a nuclear war hasn't happened proves that credible deterrence is without flaw.” ...

The history of the Cold War suggests that the vague threat of using nuclear weapons to change another country’s nonnuclear behavior does not work very often, largely because it is not seen as credible ...

Under what conditions could France – the only nuclear power in the EU since Brexit – provide deterrence on a European scale ...