Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Logic of Latent Nuclear Deterrence
- 2 What Leaders Think: Beliefs about Latent Deterrence
- 3 Almost Nuclear: Identifying Latent Nuclear Powers
- 4 Causes of Nuclear Latency: Why Technology Spreads
- 5 Reaping Rewards: Deterring Conflict and Gaining Influence
- 6 Backlash: Explaining Preventive Attacks
- 7 Arms Races: Deterring Weapons Proliferation
- 8 Nuclear Latency in World Politics
- References
- Index
5 - Reaping Rewards: Deterring Conflict and Gaining Influence
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 31 October 2024
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 The Logic of Latent Nuclear Deterrence
- 2 What Leaders Think: Beliefs about Latent Deterrence
- 3 Almost Nuclear: Identifying Latent Nuclear Powers
- 4 Causes of Nuclear Latency: Why Technology Spreads
- 5 Reaping Rewards: Deterring Conflict and Gaining Influence
- 6 Backlash: Explaining Preventive Attacks
- 7 Arms Races: Deterring Weapons Proliferation
- 8 Nuclear Latency in World Politics
- References
- Index
Summary
This chapter conducts a statistical analysis of nuclear latency’s political consequences. Using a design-based approach to causal inference, it determines how the onset of nuclear latency influences several foreign policy outcomes: fatal military disputes, international crises, foreign policy preferences, and US troop deployments.
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- Influence without ArmsThe New Logic of Nuclear Deterrence, pp. 142 - 193Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024