1、5/30/20131NuclearConventional“Firebreaks”May30,2013AirForceAssociation1StudyDesignTerminology:A“wide”or“robust”firebreakmeansthatacountrysleadersarehighlyreluctanttoemploynuclearweapons.Equivalently,leadersperceivethenuclearthresholdtobehighandthepsychologicaltabooagainstnuclearusestrongResearchques
2、tions:WhathasactuallybeenhappeningtovariousnuclearconventionalfirebreakssincetheColdWarended?Whatdoestheproliferationofnuclearconventionalfirebreakssuggestforsustainingthetabooagainstnuclearuseforanother60years?Review/assessnuclearconventionalfirebreaks BetweentheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnionduringtheColdWar BetweentheUnitedStates&theRussianFederationsince1991 Involvingothernuclearpowersandaspirants2