POL208Y5 Lecture 11: Exam Prep_Week11
4 Dec 2017
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During the cold war: balance of terror important as deterrents. Balance of terror - if the soviets surprise-attacked the us, the americans would still be left with enough weapons to punitively strike back at the ussr. Deterrence - to discourage the other side from the temptation of striking. Mad (mutually assured destruction) doctrine: each side possessed enough weapons to assure the other that it would retaliate if attacked. Even a small arsenal could deter a potential attacker, for fear of retaliation (especially if the defender is weaker; nuclear weapons as power equalizers) Te(cid:272)h(cid:374)olog(cid:455) tra(cid:374)sfer (cid:894)e(cid:454)pertise a(cid:374)d its glo(cid:271)alizatio(cid:374)(cid:895) fa(cid:272)ilitates proliferatio(cid:374), ira(cid:374)(cid:859)s (cid:374)u(cid:272)lear ambitions could have triggered a nuclear security dilemma and a nuclear arms race in the. Analysts voice similar fears for the far east, if president-ele(cid:272)t tru(cid:373)p(cid:859)s pre-election suggestions that japan and south korea go nuclear. Others have foregone nuclear weapons due to policy, security and political culture reasons. Political culture (& identity) (e. g. desire to avoid conflict; neutrality)
