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Do you think that nuclear weapons have diminished the prospects of a full-fledged war between Nuclear-Weapon-States (NWS)? To what extent, in your opinion limited wars are the only option left for the NWS?
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Debate #108 · Nuclear weapons and strategic stability
Does nuclear deterrence prevent war between nuclear-armed states?
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Examiners want: Deterrence logic, Cold War balance of terror, limited war and sub-conventional challenges, credibility, alternatives, both sides
The questions
2021
Arms race and Nuclear weapons thought characterized the cold war era yet both the power blocs' averted direct confrontation. Comment the role of 'Balance of Terror' in this aversion?
2019
Explain the concept of deterrence in military strategy. What are different types of deterrence? How a State achieves credible deterrence in the age of asymmetric and non-conventional warfare?
2006
Nuclear Weapons Are 'Not Only a Great Peril, But a Great Hope
2005
What is nuclear deterrence? Is it an appropriate Policy? What are alternatives to nuclear deterrence?
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