The US and nuclear deterrence in Europe
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The US and nuclear deterrence in Europe
(Adelphi papers, 326)
Oxford University Press for International Institute of Strategic Studies, 1999
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Description
The US has maintained nuclear forces in Europe in support of its security commitments to NATO since the early 1950s, although the number of weapons has been greatly reduced since the late 1980s. This paper examines why the Allies continue to regard US nuclear forces and commitments as essential elements of NATO's security posture, even in the profoundly changed post-Cold War international context. The main explanations for the continued relevance of US nuclear arms include: persistent uncertainties over Russia's future; potential threats in Europe's vicinity (including the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction); the continued dependence of Germany and other non-nuclear Allies on US nuclear protection; and the dangers of fundamental destabilization should the US withdraw. These factors argue that it remains in US and Western interests for the US to maintain its nuclear-weapon presence on the territory of its NATO European Allies, and to engage these Allies in nuclear-consultation and planning activities.
Table of Contents
- The Requirements of Extended Deterrence
- Rationales for the US Nuclear Presence in Europe
- Russia and NATO Enlargement
- Changes in Russian Security Policy
- Alternative Political Directions in Russia
- Russia and NATO Enlargement
- WMD Proliferation
- Promoting Non-Proliferation within NATO
- Deterring Non-Proliferation outside NATO
- West European Cooperation
- Dissuasion Concertee
- Implications for US Forces and Commitments
- The Delegitimsation of Nuclear Deterrence
- Nuclear-Abolitionist Advocacy
- The ICJ Opinion
- Reactions to Abolitionist Advocacy
- The Potential Impact of Abolitionist Advocacy
- Arms Control
- A Treaty Regime
- A Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty
- Nuclear-Weapons-Free Zones
- Pressures for Nuclear Disarmament
- Adjusting the US Nuclear-Weapons Posture
- Marginal Changes in the Existing Posture
- Modernising the US Nuclear Posture in Europe
- The Implications of a Reconstitution Approach
- US Strategic Nuclear Forces, START and Extended Deterrence
- Theatre and National Missile Defence
- Possible Changes in US Nuclear Policy
- Future US Nuclear-Weapon Policies
- Future US Security Commitments in Europe.
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