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While international security has radically changed since 1989, nuclear weapons remain a subject of debate and contention. This paper provides an analytical framework for understanding post-Cold War Europe's strategic debates. It offers insights into Europe's national nuclear policies and perspectives.
Synopsis
While international security has radically changed since 1989, nuclear weapons remain a subject of debate and contention. This paper provides an analytical framework for understanding post-Cold War Europe's strategic debates. It offers insights into Europe's national nuclear policies and perspectives. It examines the possible outcomes of current debates, and gives policy recommendations for managing the new nuclear debates faced by Europe, and by NATO.
Table of Contents
Glossary
Introduction
1. Residual Deterrence in Europe
Europe, NATO and Nuclear Weapons
French and British National Strategies
The Nuclear Status Quo
2. Challenges to Europes Nuclear Status Quo
The Eroding Elite Consensus
Evolving US Attitudes
The Changing Euro-Atlantic Political Architecture
WMD Proliferation
3. Adapting Nuclear Strategies in Europe
Debating Nuclear Doctrines
The Future of the NATO Deterrent in Europe
Nuclear Weapons and Alliance Enlargement
Arms Control: What Role for France and the UK?
4. Developing a European Nuclear Identity
European Integration and the Nuclear Issue
Prospects for European Dialogue and Cooperation
A European Deterrent?
Could Two Multinational Deterrents Coexist?
Conclusion
Possible Outcomes
Desirable Strategies
Notes