The question of use or non-use of nuclear weapons has suddenly got new prominence as
part of the search for an effective strategy against international terrorism. This dispute is
not new. Within the deterrence strategy, American and NATO nuclear weapons policy
over the years shifted from massive retaliation over flexible response towards nuclearweapons only as a last resort. <br>In the multilateral framework, deliberations have focussed
on positive and negative assurances for non-nuclear weapons states. The International
Court of Justice, in its Advisory Opinion, considers the use of nuclear weapons as generally
contrary to the rules of international law. Today, there are strong indications that the U.S.
is moving towards giving nuclear weapons a war-fighting role. For future wars, the
likelihood of nuclear weapons being used would grow considerably.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:947 |
| Date | January 2002 |
| Creators | Kötter, Wolfgang |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät. Sozialwissenschaften |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien. - 35 (2002). - S. 86 – 102 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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