Why There Might Be No Nuclear Plenty – Lessons From Iran and Ukraine

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The article challenges the view that conflicts in Iran and Ukraine will increase global nuclear proliferation. It highlights the political, economic, reputational, and military costs faced by Iran pursuing nuclear weapons, questioning the assumption that nuclear arms guarantee regime survival.

This article challenges the assumption that recent conflicts in Ukraine and Iran will necessarily accelerate global nuclear proliferation by strengthening the perception of nuclear weapons as the ultimate guarantee of sovereignty and regime survival. It argues that Iran’s experience demonstrates the political, economic, reputational, and military costs of pursuing nuclear weapons, while both the wars in Ukraine and the Middle … Read more The post Why There Might Be No Nuclear Plenty – Lessons From Iran and Ukraine appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.