In Search of the Nuclear Taboo: Past, Present, and Future

IFRI

This 35-page French essay seeks to probe the underpinnings of nuclear weaponsrestraint, the strength and durability of the so-called nuclear “taboo” – especially in light of the rise of non-states actors who covet nuclear weapons for purposes other than deterrence – and the most likely paths by which existing restraints might be breached, broken, or dissolved

William C. Potter

Defence, Terrorism & Security , Disarmament & Peacekeeping Posted: 2010-01-15