A Nuclear Submarine in the South Atlantic: The Framing of Threats and Deterrence

Abstract

Abstract:In this article, we analyse one aspect of Brazilian nuclear policy during the tenure of the Workers Party (2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016): the development of a nuclear-propelled submarine. We propose that the project of building a nuclear-propelled submarine has become possible partly because of the mobilisation of a set of arguments for the construction of the South Atlantic as a strategic area, framed in terms of security and development. On the other hand, we contend that the need for a nuclear-propelled submarine is framed through the mobilisation of a specific notion of deterrence. In other words, we claim that the notions of 'strategic area' , 'general deterrence' , 'conventional deterrence' , and 'deterrence by denial' can help us analyse the fundamental aspects involved in the framing of the South Atlantic as a security concern, justifying the nuclear-propelled submarine project.

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