Of Carrots and Sticks or Air Power as a Nonproliferation Tool

Abstract

The proliferation of nuclear weapons has become one of the principal threats to international peace and security. Postwar revelations from Iraq demonstrate how close a determined nation can come to covertly developing nuclear weapons without detection. In the past two years the issue of nonproliferation has increased in importance and the regime is becoming more intrusive. On the other hand, a number of nations hostile to the international order are attempting to develop or otherwise obtain nuclear weapons These states include North Korea, Iran, and Iraq. This paper argues that the use or threat of force must be incorporated into the nonproliferation regime. When properly integrated into nonproliferation strategy, force offers positive effects in terms of deterrence, compellence, and defense. Thus, the paper calls for the institutionalization of force options into the nonproliferation tool kit, ideally as part of chapter 7 enforcement actions under the authority of the UN Security Council.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1994
Accession Number
ADA285251

Entities

People

  • Franklin R. Wolf

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Arms Control
  • Foreign Policy
  • Geography
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Ussr
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

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