New World Order – Are the Rules of Nuclear Deterrence Changing?
Vladimir Putin is brandishing a nuclear threat, China is increasing its arsenal, while America is now advocating an "integrated deterrent".
The January 2022 joint statement by five “nuclear-armed” states, including Russia, that “a nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought,” was a reassuring promise, even if India, Pakistan, Israel, and North Korea did not sign it.
It seems to be coming up against another reality.
Nuclear deterrence has once again become an instrument of power, whethe…
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