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Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament - Coggle Diagram
Nuclear Proliferation and Disarmament
States that possess nuclear weapons
United States, Russia, Great Britain, France, China, India, Pakistan. North Korea
Iran
Not yet developed or deployed nuclear weapons but could
Gaining weapons would cause issues for Saudis and Israelis
Acquisition deterrence
Signed deal to not use weapons
North Korea
Newest weapons state
Employment deterrence
Not afraid to show that they have weapons
Israel
Possessed weapons since 1968 but never admitted or denied it
Core of israeli security policy
Protection from Arab states
Only nuclear power in the middle east
Forms of proliferation
Vertical proliferation
The impact of additional weapons an already nuclear-armed state may gain
Horizontal Proliferation
The spread of nuclear weapons to states that currently do not possess them
Changes
Nuclear arsenals and policies have changed
The threats come from states that have a small of number of nuclear weapons
Arms Proliferation
Acquisition deterrence
Efforts to keep states from obtaining nuclear weapons in the first place
Persuasion
Convincing states that gaining nuclear weapons is not in their best interests
UN and NPT tried to do this with Iran
Coercion
Threatening military action
Employment deterrence
Threat of retaliation
Denial
The promise that if an attack is launched it will fail because the other state can defend itself
N+1
N
Members believe that the current club is acceptable and stable
The absence of nuclear war
Want to restrict membership
1
The added problems that are created by the addition of new states to the nuclear club
Believe that membership will cause stability
No state that possesses nuclear weapons has ever been the victim of nuclear aggression against it