Spread Of Nuclear Weapons: More May Be Better

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Kenneth waltz is US scholar who is an important figure in the founding of neo-realism. He is well known for his work such as Man, the State and War, Theory of International politics as well as Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More May be Better. In his paper ‘Spread of Nuclear Weapons: More May be Better’ published in 1981, Waltz conveys that nuclear weapons ‘make the cost of war seem frighteningly high and thus discourage states from starting any wars that might lead to the use of such weapons’ (Waltz 1981, p3), ultimately concluding that the proliferation of nuclear weapons has the ability to create peace among states and should not be feared. This essay will argue against Kenneth Waltz’s view that proliferation of nuclear weapons would make the

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