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When do states acquire nuclear weapons? History shows that only two types of states decide that the bomb is essential to their security: 1) very powerful states; and 2) weak states that lack ironclad security guarantees.
Recommended citation
Monteiro, Nuno and Alexandre Debs. “The Strategic Logic of Nuclear Proliferation.” Fall 2014
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