Lake, Daniel R

Abstract
 In the 64 years since the development of nuclear weapons, large and vibrant debates over the role of nuclear weapons in deterrence and war-fighting and the impact of nuclear proliferation have dominated the academic discourse on nuclear weapons. Largely obscured by these debates is an empirical question: why has no one used nuclear weapons since the Nagasaki bombing? This is the puzzle T. V. Paul addresses with The Tradition of Non-Use of Nuclear Weapons. Using a series of case studies, Paul provides a convincing solution to this puzzle, and in the process provides interesting insights for the analysis of nuclear deterrence and proliferation.
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