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Lessons learned from the 2010 nuclear posture review / Sagan, Scott D; Vaynman, Jane

Sagan, Scott D	Journal Article
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2011.

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The case studies in this special issue demonstrate that the Obama administration's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review (NPR) and related nuclear policy initiatives encouraged a number of other nuclear weapon states to likewise reduce the role of nuclear weapons in their national security doctrines and helped pave the way with non-nuclear weapon states for a successful 2010 Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. This article reviews the contributing authors' case study findings regarding key foreign governments that applauded the 2010 NPR and were receptive to President Barack Obama's vision of a world free of nuclear weapons as well as governments that remained skeptical about US disarmament and arms control initiatives. We conclude with an analysis of the lessons that should be learned from the 2010 NPR process: the need for consistent implementation of changes in nuclear weapons doctrine, improved coordination and consultation with allies and other states, and further global education about the likelihood and consequences of nuclear terrorism.

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NATO ; Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Disarmament ; Nuclear policy ; Brazil ; Japan ;
United States ; Turkey ; China ; India ; Russia ; France ;
South Korea ; Egypt ; United Kingdom ; Pakistan - 1967-1977

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Reviewing the nuclear posture review / Sagan, Scott D; Vaynman, Jane

Sagan, Scott D	Journal Article
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2011.

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The Obama administration has argued that its efforts to reduce the role of nuclear weapons in US defense policy and work toward "a world free of nuclear weapons" will encourage other governments to strengthen the nuclear nonproliferation regime and support global nuclear disarmament. Does the evidence support this assertion? This essay describes the changes in US nuclear weapons and disarmament policies initiated by the Obama administration and outlines four potential pathways through which the United States might influence other governments' policies: by reducing nuclear threat perceptions, by changing global beliefs about what constitutes "responsible" nuclear behavior, by impacting domestic debates about disarmament in foreign capitals, and by creating new diplomatic negotiation dynamics.

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Nuclear Weapons ; Nuclear Nonproliferation ; United States ; Nuclear Threat ; Obama Administration ; US Defense Policy ;
Global Nuclear Disarmament ; Disarmament Policies

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