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Introduction<\/p>\n
Detonation refers to the sudden and violent explosion, including that of a nuclear<\/p>\n
weapon. Since the Second World War in the 1940s, there has been no war-related detonation <\/p>\n
of a nuclear weapon around the globe. Though this might sound positive, it is a major issue <\/p>\n
currently facing the United States National Security due to the fear that such weapons might <\/p>\n
be used by terrorists against America. Currently, terrorism is considered one of the major <\/p>\n
threats to the United States, and the country has been at the forefront of fighting against all <\/p>\n
terrorist acts. In order to prevent such incidences, and its innumerable social, economic, and <\/p>\n
environmental effects, this issue should be addressed as urgently as possible and with all <\/p>\n
vigour (Kaufman, 2006).<\/p>\n
Facing such a threat will undoubtedly go beyond simply tracking down the assailants <\/p>\n
or issuing mild warnings to the rogue states that they will be condemned for their actions. It <\/p>\n
will require banning all nuclear weapons as the viable instruments of warfare. This is one of <\/p>\n
the instances where things are easier said than done because a change of this policy can be <\/p>\n
very difficult to implement. This is because the general public, as well as national leaders, <\/p>\n
have little experience in the devastating effects of nuclear weapons; they actually ignore the <\/p>\n
moral taboos that explain their use. This document mainly focuses on this prickly issue by <\/p>\n
assessing the nuclear taboo and nuclear deterrence (Mueller, 2000). Later on, the paper will <\/p>\n
outline the importance of using the two methods in explaining nuclear detonation.<\/p>\n
Brief Overview of the Nuclear Taboo<\/p>\n
According to Tannenwald (2007), the nuclear taboo is the final result of over a decade <\/p>\n
of investigations, analysis and writing on the failure of the nuclear weapon use. Nina <\/p>\n
Tannenwald is an associate research professor at Watson Institute of International Studies. In <\/p>\n
her book, she argues that it is not the realist stress on the self-interest and cost-benefit <\/p>\n
evaluations of rationalists that have contributed to the non-use of nuclear weapons since<\/p>\n
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1945. She successfully integrates the constructivist theory supported with more conventional <\/p>\n
explanations, like deterrence, to explain how various ideas related to national identity – a <\/p>\n
reasonable use of weapons, the morality in warfare, and norms – have played important roles <\/p>\n
in the world. She stresses on how the bottom line of the taboo firstly emerged from mere <\/p>\n
beliefs within the entire public that exerted a lot of pressure on political leaders (Elworthy, <\/p>\n
2005; Scilla, 2005; Gabrielle, 2005). Ironically, these beliefs were later legally <\/p>\n
institutionalised in arms control agreements.<\/p>\n
Tannenwald\u201fs detailed accounts on how nuclear decisions have been made in the US <\/p>\n
White House were of massive interest to a wide range of audience. They followed the pattern <\/p>\n
that the book arranged in three integrated themes: a historical account of nuclear weapons of <\/p>\n
the non-use by the US since 1945, the factors and processes linking the rationales and self-<\/p>\n
interest which contributed to the emergence of the nuclear taboo, and the effects of the <\/p>\n
evolving nuclear taboo on the foreign policy of the United States. <\/p>\n
In her argument, these are the norms that influenced the US warfare decisions in three <\/p>\n
main ways. Firstly, the norms define the constraints of acceptable actions that limit the policy <\/p>\n
options and strategy. Secondly, these norms are constitutive. This fact has the implication that <\/p>\n
they shape identities; for example, the identity of a sovereign nation that outlines the rule and <\/p>\n
strategy preferences (Elworthy, 2005; Scilla, 2005; Gabrielle, 2005). Thirdly, the norms can <\/p>\n
play the role of shielding complementary practices, like the use of conservative weapons <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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