An international 'norm' against nuclear weapons? The British case

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This article examines the United Kindom's policy on nuclear arms control and the public opinion of such policies. The author asserts that there is little public debate over or interest in the issue of disarmament, claiming that nuclear weapons are seen as an unfortunate necessity in an uncertain world, and that forces are maintained based on Britain's technoscepticism and lack persuassive argument for disarmament.

Evaluation, Blair, Tony, Influence, Labour Party (United Kingdom), Public opinion, Disarmament, Policy sciences

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The need for a Japanese nuclear deterrent

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This article addresses national security issues of the Japanese state, which the author believes would be better served if Japan admitted publicly to the possession of and responsibility for nuclear weapons. Issues include the absence of U.S. security guarantees, specifically in the form of nuclear deterrence, and the need for Japan to establish its own security, rather than relying on other nations.

Japan, United States, Japanese foreign relations, United States foreign relations, National security, Deterrence (Strategy)

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Iraq's weapons of mass destruction: the assessment of the British government ("Iraq dossier") September 24, 2002

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The Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC), the core group of British intelligence machinery, has collected information about Iraq's continuous development of weapons of mass destruction (WMD), which can be a threat to the region as well as to the stability of the world. Here, Iraq's chemical, biological, nuclear and ballistic missile programmes right from 1971-2002 under Saddam Hussein are documented.

Legal issues & crime, Iraq, Company legal issue, Investigations, Military aspects, Weapons of mass destruction, Intelligence officers

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