Conflict Dynamics in Proliferated Environments

TOPIC SPONSOR: HAF A5SM

In an era marked by increasing nuclear proliferation, the role of nuclear power and the dynamics of nuclear deterrence are evolving. How have the dynamics of conflict changed in regions where nuclear proliferation has already occurred?

• Curtice, Maj. Scott, "Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?  Proliferation Models as Concurrent Pressures on a State," ACSC SANDS paper, 2020, 33 pgs. 
  • Subsequently published as an AU Press Wright Flyer Paper, "Why Do States Build Nuclear Weapons?  Proliferation Models as Concurrent Pressures on a State," (2021)
• Gibson, Glen.  "First Strike Deterrence: A Bold Stance against China's Threat of a Forced Unification with Taiwan." AWC Strategic Studies Paper (Taiwan Deterrence RTF), 2024, 25 pgs.  Winner of the AWC Research Excellence Award; Winner of the AWC Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Carpenter Award