Nuclear weapons promote peace and stability

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  • NUCLEAR weapons PROMOTE PEACE & STABILITY
    • ABSENCE OF NUCLEAR WAR
      • Nuclear weapons are rarely used, due to the destruction they bring.
      • There has never been a nuclear war, and conventional war between states with nuclear weapons.
        • This shows that nukes are mainly used a symbol of power, rather than something to use.
      • This has created a balance of power- E.g. CW- thus creating peace
    • EFFECTIVE DETERRENCE
      • Deterrence is the ultimate motive for acquiring nukes.
        • This is the prevention of war through fear of MAD
      • Therefore there is a low possibility of a state achieving a first strike nuclear knockout.
        • This is especially because nuclear powers invarioubly seek to develop a second strike capability
      • This makes a nuclear fought between 2 nuclear powers virtually unthinkable.
        • This makes nuclear weapons symbolic as it is unthinkable that they will be used- deters war
    • INTERNATIONAL STABILITY
      • Nuclear vertical proliferation has tended to preserve the balance of power, and the balance of terror
        • This  has ensured peace because it preserves international stability
      • Horizontal proliferation has been gradual, where nuclear club has grown.
    • NUCLEAR STATESMANSHIP
      • The possession of nuclear weapons brings a sense of responsibility and caution.
      • E.g. Regional tensions between India and Pakistan are much less likely to lead to war as they both possess nuclear weapons
        • Therefore, this shows that nuclear weapons are more symbolic

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