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3) Nuclear Weapon as a means for deterrence

This policy is the main cause of the escalation of the arms race, since deterrence requires having an edge in both quality and quantity of weapons, which itself fuels the nuclear race.


This policy is the main cause of the escalation of the arms race, since deterrence requires having an edge in both quality and quantity of weapons, which itself fuels the nuclear race. There are reportedly more than 20,000 nuclear warheads worldwide half of which belongs to the United States. The other competing party also continues the development of nuclear weapon under the pretext of deterrence. Both of them constitute violation of obligations under the NPT.

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3) Nuclear Weapon as a means for deterrence
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Strategy of deterrence casuses the escalation of the arms race
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1) Seeking dominance
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2) The policy of producing and using nuclear weapons
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4) Threat to use nuclear weapons
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5) The instrumental exploitation of the UNSC and the IAEA
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6) Using double standards
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7) Equating nuclear weapon with nuclear energy
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8) Imbalance in the pillars of the NPT and the IAEA mandates
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