When Foreign Countries Push the Button: Does the Nuclear Taboo Only Begin at the Water’s Edge?

• In Event: Nuclear Proliferation: Spread, Persistence, and Prevention

Brief Overview

Previous nuclear taboo studies focus on whether U.S. citizens would approve of nuclear strikes by their own government. But what if the taboo is strongest when members of the public are evaluating the use of nuclear weapons by a foreign government?

Author

• Joshua Adam Schwartz, Harvard Kennedy School