Nuclear blackmail
Nuclear blackmail is a form of nuclear strategy in which an aggressor uses the threat of use of nuclear weapons to force an adversary to perform some action or make some concessions. It is a type of extortion that is related to brinkmanship.
Effectiveness
Nuclear blackmail is usually ineffective against a rational opponent that has or is an ally of a power with
History
In 1950, US president Harry S. Truman publicly stated that the use of nuclear weapons was under "active consideration" against Chinese targets during the Korean War. [1][2][3][4]
In 1953, US president Dwight D. Eisenhower threatened the use of nuclear weapons to end the Korean War if the Chinese refused to negotiate.[5][6][7]
In order to support the continued existence of the
Declassified documents from the
In 1981, the
In 1991,
In 2002, the
In 2005, Chinese major general Zhu Chenghu said that China might retaliate with nuclear weapons if the United States attacked Chinese forces in a conflict over Taiwan.[17]
On January 2, 2018, US president
On February 24, 2022, in the TV address where
See also
- Brinkmanship
- Deterrence theory
- Essentials of Post–Cold War Deterrence
- Mutual assured destruction
- Nuclear terrorism
- Samson Option
- Doomsday Clock
References
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- Yahoo News. August 19, 2018.
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- ^ "US ready to use nuclear weapons on Iraq". The Times. December 12, 2002.
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- ^ Trump, Donald. "...my Button works!". Twitter. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
- ^ "France says Putin needs to understand NATO has nuclear weapons". Reuters. February 24, 2022. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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