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Nuclear Deterrence

Nuclear Deterrence is a strategic paradigm within international security studies in which the threat of nuclear retaliation prevents adversarial states from initiating catastrophic attacks, thereby maintaining strategic stability through the credible promise of mutually assured destruction.

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28.2K

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789

Authors

318

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2017–2026

139

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742

The Nuclear Taboo: The United States and the Normative Basis of Nuclear Non-Use

Nina Tannenwald · International Organization · 1999 · 765 citations

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Deterrence and Dissuasion in Cyberspace

Joseph S. Nye · International Security · 2017 · 452 citations

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Stuxnet and the Limits of Cyber Warfare

Jon R. Lindsay · Security Studies · 2013 · 444 citations

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The Cybernetic Theory of Decision.

August W. Smith, John Steinbruner · Administrative Science Quarterly · 1976 · 427 citations

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Nuclear Myths and Political Realities

Kenneth N. Waltz · American Political Science Review · 1990 · 380 citations

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Authors

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  1. SD
    Scott D. Sagan

    Stanford University, United States

    7 publications · 404 citations

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  2. BG
    Bruce G. Blair

    University of New Brunswick, Canada

    7 publications · 251 citations

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  3. AJ
    Andrew J. Pierre

    The Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Russia

    6 publications · 261 citations

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  4. RP
    Robert Powell

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    6 publications · 447 citations

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  5. MO
    Michal Onderčo

    Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands

    5 publications · 169 citations

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Institutions

318

  1. Stanford University

    Stanford, United States

    11 h-index

    15 publications

    577 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    9 h-index

    9 publications

    512 citations

  3. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    234 citations

  4. The University of Texas at Austin

    Austin, United States

    7 h-index

    6 publications

    179 citations

  5. Georgetown University

    Washington, United States

    7 h-index

    7 publications

    365 citations

  6. University at Buffalo, State University of New York

    Buffalo, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    243 citations

  7. Naval Postgraduate School

    Monterey, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    133 citations

  8. Mitchell Institute

    Portland, United States

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    238 citations

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Venues

  1. International Security

    43 publications · 3.3K citations

    31

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  2. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 53 publications · 2.4K citations

    25

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  3. Foreign Affairs

    36 publications · 1.7K citations

    23

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  4. Journal of Conflict Resolution

    26 publications · 1.3K citations

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  5. Journal of Strategic Studies

    24 publications · 797 citations

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