Publication
Mar 2018
Nuclear deterrence may remain the top priority set out by the Trump administration’s “Nuclear Posture Review”. However, this CSS analysis highlights that the administration’s nuclear policy has turned away from the Obama-era policy of reducing the salience of nuclear arms and renouncing new nuclear capability development. Further, as President Trump is dismissive of the concept of arms control, it argues that there is an increasing danger that the return of great-power rivalry with Russia and China could result in a nuclear arms race.
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Author | Oliver Thränert, (Editor: Benno Zogg) |
Series | CSS Analysis in Security Policy |
Issue | 223 |
Publisher | Center for Security Studies (CSS) |
Copyright | © 2018 Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich |