Power and Nuclear Weapons: The Case of the European Union

Sauer, Tom

doi:10.1080/25751654.2020.1764260

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“…It is important to note that nuclear arms do not generate power automatically. They obtain power as a result of the power they are given by others (Sauer, 2020). The assumption that nuclear weapons have deterrence capabilities and are status-enhancing triggers this assumption.…”

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Enhancing European Security: Modern Challenges Posed by Nuclear Weapons

Patussi

Kurando

2021

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The proposal of Europeanising French deterrence was revived by French President Emmanuel Macron, who declared in February 2020 that French nuclear forces reinforce European security simply by existing and suggested a strategic dialogue with all EU partners regarding the role of French nuclear weapons in European security. Macron further reasoned that this issue is increasingly urgent nowadays as the EU must jointly realise that, because of the lack of a legal structure, they may easily find themselves vulnerable to the resumption of a traditional, even nuclear, arms race on their land. The prospects of global control of weapons and disarmament efforts are very blurry in the times of rising political tensions, revived nuclear arms races, and weakening trust in multilateralism. Nevertheless, this all leads to the necessity to support active actions towards nuclear risk reductions, whichhave recently appeared in some of the multilateral forums. The elimination of nuclear risk is nothing but an intermediate measure to reduce nuclear proliferation dangers until they are liquidated. It is essential to review the risks of accidents involving nuclear weapons and their influence on European security, along with focusing on the role of European nuclear weapon states (NWS), their place in global security and possible scenarios for their future: the authors considered the possible prospects of the EU as another entity with nuclear weapons, as well as the likelihood of the EU as another regional nuclear-free zone and discussed whether the real change is possible.

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Enhancing European Security: Modern Challenges Posed by Nuclear Weapons

Patussi

Kurando

2021

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“…Other factors that shape relations between states are the way by which a leader assumed power (revolutions, coups, landslide elections and other dramatic events are likely to have a bigger impact), their ability to process information on external relations, their reaction to crisis situations, and the characteristics of groups they are leading and nature of the relationship with them (Preston 2017). While some leaders see nuclear weapons as a means to deter rivals, others regard the discussion alone as a source of power and political influence (Sauer 2020).…”

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From Norms Taker to Norms Breaker: A Comparative Study of Turkey's Nuclear Discourses Before and after the Ostensible Coup of 2016

Boke

Homan

Javed

et al. 2023

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“…While the British nuclear programme benefited strongly from U.S. aid and consequently led to a status where its nuclear forces were fully integrated into the nuclear defence strategy of the NATO, France used its nuclear weapons (the 'force de frappe') to gain the ability to distance itself from NATO and to defend France even if the U.S. refused to assist in the event of a Soviet nuclear attack or invasion. On the contrary, an integrated deterrence under the collective control of Western Europe (as a result of the 'Europeanisation' of the French nuclear deterrence) never became a real option (Sauer, 2020). 2 This dependency in the field of nuclear deterrence was symptomatic of the failure of European security and defence integration during the 'Cold War' .…”

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Technological Expectations and the Making of Europe

Hälterlein¹

2022

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In a case study approach, the paper traces how technological expectations have been influential in the creation of European institutions, R&D programmes and regulatory instruments and how they have contributed to processes of European integration. The first case study shows how the promises of a coming ‘Atomic Age’ have been mobilized to support the foundation of the European Atomic Energy Community and, thus, contributed to European integration in the post-WW2 era. The second case study analyses how the security stream within the EU’s framework programmes for R&D is shaped by the promise of ‘technosecurity’ and enacts the normative claim of the EU’s security integration in the post-Cold War era. The third case study analyses how the EU’s AI strategy and AI act articulates the vision of a ‘human-centric AI’ and how this vision is related to the EU’s current attempt to restore citizens’ trust in times of crisis.

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Power and Nuclear Weapons: The Case of the European Union

Cited by 6 publications

References 37 publications

Enhancing European Security: Modern Challenges Posed by Nuclear Weapons

Enhancing European Security: Modern Challenges Posed by Nuclear Weapons

From Norms Taker to Norms Breaker: A Comparative Study of Turkey's Nuclear Discourses Before and after the Ostensible Coup of 2016

Technological Expectations and the Making of Europe

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