Description
Nuclear weapons possess enormous potential to inflict damage on our world. The majority of countries in the world denounce the proliferation of these weapons, but a minority of countries have a desire to proliferate. This essay analyzes the impact of regime type and alliance strength to a nuclear state on protégé proliferation decisions. Prior research focuses on single factors in proliferation decisions and fails to take in to account the multi-faceted factors that influence the international system that states operate in. The analysis finds that regime type gives an indication about a state’s likelihood to proliferate, but does not explain proliferation choices comprehensively. Alliance strength plays a large role in a state’s security calculations and must be analyzed in conjunction to regime type to understand proliferation decisions.
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Title
- The Impact of Regime Type and Alliance Strength on Nuclear Proliferation Decisions
Contributors
- Hsu, Kai Nalu (Author)
- Wright, Thorin (Thesis director)
- Thies, Cameron (Committee member)
- W.P. Carey School of Business (Contributor)
- Department of Finance (Contributor)
- Barrett, The Honors College (Contributor)
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2018-05
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