Author: Saad Burney
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Stability-Instability Paradox; Post-Nuclearization Era of Pakistan and India
Stability-Instability Paradox The Stability-Instability Paradox is a concept in the realm of nuclear deterrence theory which suggests that the presence of nuclear weapons can stabilize the overall strategic relationship between nuclear-armed states. However, it can also encourage them to engage in lower-level conflicts, confident that a full-scale nuclear war is unlikely due to the deterrence…
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Nuclear Diplomacy: Case Study of Cuban Missile Crisis – 1962
Nuclear Diplomacy/ op-ed/ 20-june-2024 In October 1962, two superpowers of the world, the US and the Soviet Union, confronted each other politically and militarily. It was a thirteen-day standoff during the Cold War. The US uncovered the Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba which initiated the 1962 crisis. After going through various options, US President John…