Volltext herunterladen
(196.3 KB)
Zitationshinweis
Bitte beziehen Sie sich beim Zitieren dieses Dokumentes immer auf folgenden Persistent Identifier (PID):
https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-78029-8
Export für Ihre Literaturverwaltung
Biden's proposal for a US "sole purpose" nuclear declaratory policy: consequences for allies in Asia, NATO and Germany
Bidens Idee einer "sole purpose"-Nukleardoktrin für die USA: Folgen für Verbündete in Asien, die NATO und Deutschland
[Stellungnahme]
Körperschaftlicher Herausgeber
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract US President Joe Biden is considering a change to US nuclear declaratory policy. Ever since the beginning of the nuclear age, Washington has stated that it could retaliate with a nuclear response to both nuclear and non-nuclear attacks. This declaratory policy may soon be restricted: President Biden... mehr
US President Joe Biden is considering a change to US nuclear declaratory policy. Ever since the beginning of the nuclear age, Washington has stated that it could retaliate with a nuclear response to both nuclear and non-nuclear attacks. This declaratory policy may soon be restricted: President Biden would like to reduce the role of nuclear weapons through a "sole purpose" (SP) declaration. Accordingly, the sole purpose of US nuclear weapons would be to deter and, if necessary, respond to nuclear attacks. The United States would pledge to never use nuclear weapons against conventional aggression. However, contrary to the expectations of SP proponents, this change would hardly reduce the nuclear risks that the United States face today. Moreover, US allies in Europe and Asia already fear that SP would diminish their security. For Germany specifically, it is worth asking what kind of political and military consequences an SP policy could have. (author's abstract)... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
USA; Verteidigungspolitik; Sicherheitspolitik; Kernwaffe; Militärdoktrin; Vergeltung; Abschreckung; Außenpolitik
Klassifikation
Friedens- und Konfliktforschung, Sicherheitspolitik
Freie Schlagwörter
Nuklearstrategie; Erstanwendung nuklearer Waffen; Strategie der massiven Vergeltung; Bestimmungsfaktoren/Ziele strategischer Konzeption; Außenpolitische Neuorientierung
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2021
Erscheinungsort
Berlin
Seitenangabe
8 S.
Schriftenreihe
SWP Comment, 62/2021
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2021C62
ISSN
2747-5107
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
Deposit Licence - Keine Weiterverbreitung, keine Bearbeitung