Preemption and Nuclear Nonproliferation: Conflicting Means to an End

Abstract

The aim of this paper is to argue that the policies of preemption and nuclear nonproliferation are conflicting and that the friction caused by these policies hinders the attainment of the stated national security objective of preventing enemies from the threatening the United States and its allies with weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The scope of this paper is limited to the policies of preemption and nuclear nonproliferation. It does not attempt to answer whether the invasion of Iraq was justified or not, has made the United States more or less secure, and does not discuss non-nuclear WMD, counterproliferation or consequence management.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 18, 2005
Accession Number
ADA433390

Entities

People

  • Michael M. Mills

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Chemical Weapons
  • Education
  • Fissile Materials
  • International Law
  • International Relations
  • Materials
  • National Security
  • New York
  • North Korea
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Proliferation
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • South Asia
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • War Colleges
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Strategic Security Studies