Trust, Deterrence, Realism, and Nuclear Omnicide
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6337100 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Alexander Gralnick (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1988 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 175 |
| Publication date | 1988-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Political Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0162-895X • E-ISSN: 1467-9221 |
| Publisher | JSTOR (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/3791324 |
| OpenAlex | W2317937981 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
The antagonism between the two major powers is continuing cause of concern. This is especially so since possession of the bomb no longer serves as deterrent to one's antagonist. Now there is fear of the 'first and the pressure to forestall it by possessing the power to strike before the enemy can. The United States stresses the need to develop defensive screen behind which the U.S.S.R. can only surmise that it could be attacked with impunity. It then sees no alternative but to escalate its weaponry to overcome any such advantage. The obvious end result is further destabilized world which is brought closer to annihilation. It is incorrect now to speak of exchange as a war. The destruction would be so complete that there could be no victor and no opportunity for recovery in any foreseeable time period. In fact, an exchange of but 6,000 bombs could all but destroy the universe. The destruction of life would be so thorough that only the term nuclear would be applicable. The fact that no amount of effort seems to deflect the major powers from their course is patently unrealistic. In both countries, but mainly in the United States, there are those in places of influence who intentionally generate distrust among the public by various techniques. It is this distrust which permitted deterrence to seem to make sense, which has forestalled more realistic approach and which has made omnicide an acceptable risk. This paper stresses most particularly that trust is the key to solution of our dilemma. Without trust we are bound to stumble on without success. We must find techniques and means of generating trust among the mass of people to counteract the constant encouragement of distrust and to expose the methods by which distrust is promoted
Criminology · Deterrence (psychology · Epistemology · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Realism · Cybersecurity and Cyber Warfare Studies · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,15 |
| Citation span | 2000 - 2022 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |