Rethinking the Effects of Nuclear Latency

• In Event: JSS SESSION: The Politics of Nuclear Deterrence

Brief Overview

We subject past analyses of nuclear latency to a series of robustness and sensitivity tests. Contrary to previous findings, we find that states gain no discernible deterrent or compellent advantage from nuclear latency.

Authors

• Alexander Kirss, George Washington University

• Joseph Baka, George Washington University