The Dilemma of Theater Nuclear Weapons
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6411490 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Harold A Feiveson (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1981 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 282-298 |
| Publication date | 1981-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | World Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0043-8871 • E-ISSN: 1086-3338 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2307/2010373 |
| OpenAlex | W2327692829 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 8 |
Observers have recently challenged the fundamental tenets of NATO's nuclear doctrine, above all its potentially fateful threat—or bluff—to employ theater nuclear weapons to repel Soviet conventional attacks. One group of these commentators has come to view NATO theater nuclear weapons as an anachronism that is neither necessary for deterrence and defense nor usable under any prudent calculation. Another group envisages new weapons and new doctrines that would make theater nuclear weapons more credible instruments of U.S. and NATO foreign policy. The article explores briefly some of the sources of this radical disagreement
Deterrence theory · Dilemma · Doctrine · Epistemology · Foreign policy · Law and economics · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Politics · Sociology · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,1 |
| Citation span | 1984 - 2025 (42) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |