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nuclear taboo: a standalone construct

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Security studies

a normative prohibition against the first use of nuclear weapons that constrains leaders beyond deterrence calculations.

In security studies, nuclear taboo refers to a normative prohibition against the first use of nuclear weapons that constrains leaders beyond deterrence calculations. This meaning comes from Tannenwald (1999) in International Organization.[1]

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deterrence3 fields · 3 citationsinvariant · one construct, three systems Prohibition1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct security3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Tannenwald, N. (1999). The Nuclear Taboo: The United States and the Normative Basis of Nuclear Non-Use. International Organization, 53(3), 433-468. https://doi.org/10.1162/002081899550959

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