BISA 2023 Conference

Challenging strategic assumptions and traditions around the bomb

23 Jun 2023, 13:15

1h 30m

Don, Hilton

Panel Global Nuclear Order Working Group

Description

This panel considers and challenges various key assumptions and traditions associated with nuclear strategy and practice.

Subcontributions

• Challenging war traditions: the humanitarian discourse and the emergence of TPNW
• The Disadvantage of Nuclear Superiority
• The role of status in strategic arms control
• The role of expertise in shaping politics of nuclear knowledge. A case study of think tanks. The roles of think thanks in the nuclear weapons realm.
• The logic of extended nuclear deterrence: Is there sufficient logical reason to support its assumed effectiveness as a deterrent threat?