Legislating the Bomb: How Ideology, Partisanship, and Parochialism Differ in Nuclear and Conventional Military U.S. Congressional Votes

• In Event: Priorities and Decisionmaking among US Foreign Policymakers

Brief Overview

Congressional voting on nuclear policy diverges from voting on other military issues. We argue nuclear arms are legislated with greater restraint and more consistent dovishnesh than on conventional military matters.

Authors

• Kenneth Tyler King, University of Kansas

• Brittnee Carter, University of Kansas

• Thomas A. Ringenberg, Rockhurst University