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Implications of Nuclear Asymmetries
Harvard Faculty, Fellows, Staff, and Students
The radically different approach to nuclear weapons since the end of the cold war has led to significant differences, or asymmetries, between the three major nuclear powers. These asymmetric postures and policies, which when looked at through a lens of Thomas Schelling’s deterrence framework and Glen Snyder’s stability-instability paradox, can provide insight into the logic of each nation and their potential ramifications.