Open AccessNon-proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in the US Military-political Strategy and Ukraine
Author(s) -
Oleksandr Potiekhin
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
problemi vsesvìtnʹoï ìstorìï
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2707-6776
DOI - 10.46869/2707-6776-2016-2-8
Subject(s) - nuclear weapon , political science , nuclear ethics , politics , taboo , memorandum , nuclear energy policy , doctrine , nuclear warfare , law , disarmament , nuclear power , nuclear physics , physics
The article deals with the main events and causes of appearance in the US of nuclear taboo under President H. Truman’s influence, who was responsible for the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The consideration is given to the principles and options for containment as a separate case of non-use of nuclear weapons strategy. The positive and negative features of the nuclear deterrent doctrine and policy are shown.The author considers some aspects of the US policy in the sphere of non-proliferation of nuclear weapons related to nuclear taboo and the joint efforts of Washington and Moscow aimed at depriving Ukraine of the nuclear arsenal inherited from the Soviet Union. The discussions on the matter are revealed. The consequences of violation of the Budapest Memorandum of 1994 and a lack of deterrent power against the Russian aggression in nuclear-free Ukraine are analysed. The attention is focused on the need for the US military and political assistance to Ukraine and its provision with appropriate weapons for strengthening international security. It is stressed that nuclear weapons play a decisive role in preventing the third WW.