Atomic Weapons as a Paradigm of Global Power

   

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Running Head: NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND APPREHENSIONNUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND APPREHENSIONName of the Student:Name of University:Author Note:
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1NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND APPREHENSIONSince the end of the Second World War atomic weapon became a symbol of the paradigm ofglobal power. US military deliberately used it in Hiroshima and Nagasaki as an act ofaggression. As a result of that the new power structure after the end of the war was shaped by thedestructiveness of atomic weapon. This practice is still prevalent in the recent global scenariowhere the number of countries empowered by nuclear weapon escalates in a rapid pace. In duecourse, it also transforms the art of modern warfare as well as destroys the very idea of globalpower in the name of US and Russia. In the 1990s and mid-2000s many newly independent andgot the taste of power by flashing their nuclear arsenal (Fuhrmann, Matthew and Sechser). Iran isconsidered to be the potential competitor in this list. However, the global concern aboutmaintaining peace and prosperity is developing simultaneously but it seems not so pleasant forthe US and her allies. Hence, the purpose of this report is to get a glance of the nucleardeterrence policies and figure out the possibilities of curbing down the global tension of nuclearwarfare. In addition to this, the report is also going to discuss the different monitoring agenciesand nuclear watchdogs and their impact on the diplomatic relations internationally.Deterrence is a strategic concept that opines the purpose to prevent war. In this regards,the idea of nuclear deterrence is primarily based on the first user principle that highlights theright to use nuclear weapons as a self-defence strategy against an armed attack on thesovereignty of the state (Gartzke, Erik and Lindsay). Therefore, in a retrospective manner it canbe argued that the nuclear weapon or the Weapon of Mass Destruction (WMD) is utilised as abargaining tool in the international diplomacy. For an instance, the former UK Prime MinisterClement Attlee initiated the UK nuclear weapons program as a deterrence strategy to safeguardthe sovereignty of the nation (Payne). In this regards, there are some approaches that facilitatethe idea of deterrence strategy.
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2NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND APPREHENSIONIn general, deterrence is supposed to be identified as a self defence strategy. Having anuclear arsenal the sovereign countries are willing to keep their security intact. As a result of thatin recent times every country is going to initiate a nuclear program that can usher fear onattacking countries in order to think twice before unleashing their aggrandizement (Fuhrmann,Matthew and Sechser). As a counterbalance defensive measures the entire world is going towitness a growing trend of furnishing its arsenal with weapons of mass destruction. However,there are some drawbacks that the extended deterrence strategy has been faced. Firstly, it actsagainst the protocol of Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT). According to the NPT, the useof nuclear energy as a weapon of mass destruction is perturbing the peaceful coexistence of theworld, henceforth it should be disarmed (Bendiek, Annegret and Metzger). Secondly, the vastexpenditure in procuring a nuclear program will be catastrophic for the developing countries ifthe project is failed. Hence, it can be stated that the deterrence theory offers a persuasiveexplanation for many countries like Iran to carry out the nuclear deployments.In addition to this, the non-proliferation approach attributes the intention of the foreignnuclear deployments to prevent the host countries to from building their own nuclear weapons.In other words, the foreign countries do not want to get the host countries to be empowered withnuclear facilities (Snyder). Therefore, they try to convince them to depend on the power of theforeign country. In this regards, the nuclear non-proliferation helps them to keep the hostcountries away from any kind of WMD manufacturing set up. For example, in 1970s US tried toincur an approach to prevent South Korea to take further steps towards initiating nuclearprograms (Wilner).On the onset of multi-polar power structure, the individual government was started tobuild up their nuclear facilities in a pursuit of flaunting their power in the international
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