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This thesis carefully examines the question of the effect of nuclear weapons possession on international relations through a detailed examination of all international crises between nuclear powers, as identified by the International Crisis Behavior Project (ICB). It distinguishe…

Nuclear weapons have the potential to dramatically change international relations, allowing nuclear powers to deter aggression by threatening to respond to attacks with massive destructive power. For nuclear threats to be credible, however, states must do two things: First, they…