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Nuclear Force Buildup

Nuclear Force Buildup is a strategic military phenomenon characterized by the systematic expansion and enhancement of a nation's nuclear weapons capabilities, including warhead production, delivery systems, and operational readiness, as a means of bolstering national security and geopolitical leverage within the context of international arms competition.

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1.8K

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25

Authors

14

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2017–2026

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Publications

25

Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons? Three Models in Search of a Bomb

Scott D. Sagan · International Security · 1997 · 573 citations

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Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?: Three Models in Search of a Bomb

Scott D. Sagan · International Security · 1996 · 419 citations

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The Origins of Overkill: Nuclear Weapons and American Strategy, 1945-1960

David Rosenberg · International Security · 1983 · 305 citations

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Global nuclear weapons inventories, 1945–2013

Hans M. Kristensen, Robert S. Norris · Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists · 2013 · 82 citations · Full text

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The Kremlin's Nuclear Sword: The Rise and Fall of Russia's Strategic Nuclear Forces, 1945–2000

John Berryman · Space Policy · 2003 · 52 citations

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Authors

25

  1. HM
    Hans M. Kristensen

    North-West State Technical University, Russia

    4 publications · 129 citations

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  2. RS
    Robert S. Norris

    North-West State Technical University, Russia

    2 publications · 94 citations

    2

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  3. SD
    Scott D. Sagan

    Stanford University, United States

    2 publications · 992 citations

    2

    h-index

  4. MK
    Matt Korda

    North-West State Technical University, Russia

    2 publications · 35 citations

    2

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  5. JL
    Jeffrey Lewis

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    2 publications · 24 citations

    2

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Institutions

14

  1. North-West State Technical University

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    35 citations

  2. Shanghai Institutes for International Studies

    Shanghai, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    15 citations

  3. Ocean University of China

    Qingdao, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    13 citations

  4. Inha University

    Incheon, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  5. Jeonbuk National University

    Jeonju, South Korea

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  6. Leiden University

    Leiden, The Netherlands

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  7. University of Maryland, College Park

    College Park, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    11 citations

  8. Institute for Science and International Security

    Washington D.C., United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    573 citations

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Venues

  1. Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

    5 publications · 140 citations

    5

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  2. International Security

    3 publications · 1.3K citations

    3

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  3. The Nonproliferation Review

    2 publications · 27 citations

    2

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  4. Military Affairs

    1 publications · 51 citations

    1

    h-index

  5. Political Science Quarterly

    PSQ · 1 publications · 15 citations

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