Nuclear Weapons in NSS
MVZ248 Week 6
Neorealsim
Defensive realism
Offensive realism
Balance in anarchy
The Bomb: USA
Victors in War
Guarantee of Peace post-1945
Non-proliferation
Treaties (Soviet Union/Russia)
Agreements (Iran)
The Bomb: Israel
Guarantee Security
No other in region until 1998 (Pakistan/India)
Begin Doctrine
Allies
French help = Dimona
“White Elephant” in Foreign Affairs
Unofficial acknowledgement of Israeli nuclear capabilties
Hybrid warfare
21st Century threats no longer 20th Century reality
WWIII
No longer threat of superpower confrontation
Alliance system (ME or in Asia)
WMD
Proliferation of technology and knowledge