Nuclear Arms and Missile Defense in Transatlantic Security

Author(s): Oliver Thränert
Editor(s): Riccardo Alcaro, Erik Jones
Book Title: European Security and the Future of Transatlantic Relations
Pages: 69-86
Publisher(s): Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI)
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Place: Rome

The debate about the future role of nuclear arms in Europe for transatlantic security has intensified. It can be expected to continue after NATO's Lisbon summit of November 2010, on which occasion the alliance adopted its new strategic concept. One important reason why the debate within NATO about nuclear weapons and nuclear disarmament will go on is US President Barack Obamas vision of a world without nuclear weapons.

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