Legitimized at Home and/or Abroad? The Uneven Benefits of Nuclear Weapons

• In Event: Domestic Politics of Nuclear Weapons Policy

Brief Overview

Why do some states enjoy benefits from their ownership of nuclear weapons that others do not? I argue that the extent to which a state benefits is partly linked to international norms and the internal legitimacy of nuclear weapons within its borders.

Author

• Emile Lambert-Deslandes, Queen's University at Kingston