Board #38 - Why Do Elite Leaders Make Costly Decisions in the Nuclear Realm? Examining the Influence of Dispositional Factors on Elite Leaders' Decisions to Acquire, Use, and/or Test Nuclear Weapons

• In Event: 74-308 - Poster Session: Nuclear Strategy, Threat Perception and Security

Brief Overview

Through a comparative case analysis, my paper examines the influence of elite leaders’ dispositions on their decisions to acquire, test, or use nuclear weapons, and compares them with dispositions of leaders who chose not to pursue nuclear weapons.

Author

• Sarah Love Han, Northwestern University