| ID | 144291 |
| Title Proper | Bedeviled by a paradox |
| Other Title Information | Nitze, Bundy, and an incipient nuclear norm |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Pauly, Reid B C |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article explores how two influential American policy makers—Paul Nitze and McGeorge Bundy—wrestled with the idea of a norm against the use of nuclear weapons. Existing scholarship has overlooked how both Bundy and Nitze came to understand the idea of nuclear non-use, especially related to the credibility of threats to use nuclear weapons. Using documentary evidence from their personal papers, this article illuminates the thinking of Bundy and Nitze, finding that both engaged with the idea of a norm of non-use of nuclear weapons in their strategic writing and thought. |
| `In' analytical Note | Nonproliferation Review Vol. 22, No.3-4; Sep-Dec 2015: p.441-455 |
| Journal Source | Nonproliferation ReviewVol: 22 No 3-4 |
| Key Words | Nuclear Strategy ; Deterrence ; Strategic Stability ; No-First-Use ; US Policy ; History ; Cold War ; Non-Use |