Great Power Security Commitments and Nuclear Proliferation in Asymmetrical Alliances

• In Event: Nuclear Proliferation and Nonproliferation

Brief Overview

This paper examines the impact of great power security commitments on nuclear proliferation in weak states. The security guarantees from great powers failed to ease the weaker allies' concerns, leading to nuclear proliferation.

Authors

• Sunbeen Cho, Yonsei University

• Seongho Park, University of California-Merced