GOVERNMENT Write a 15 page research paper on ONE of the following topics:
1. What are the chief elements of Chinas (or any other nuclear state) nuclear strategy?
2. Why did the United States refrain from using nuclear weapons in the Vietnam or Korean War?
3. Why did deterrence fail in ___ (pick your conflict)? 4. What do nuclear weapons deter?
5. Is the U.S. nuclear umbrella to defend allies credible?
6. How does a no first use policy affect deterrence?
7. How do the concepts of deterrence apply in the cyber domain and can deterrence be effective?
8. How do new entrants to the nuclear club (India, Pakistan, North Korea) view deterrence and nuclear weapons in ways that may be different from established nuclear states?
9. Why is maintaining the nuclear triad necessary (or unnecessary) for deterrence?
PLEASE COMPLETE THE ASSIGNMNENT IN THREE PARTS
Part One (Due February 16th) Provide a short research proposal that includes: tentative title; research question that phrases the topic in the form of a question; and a brief paragraph that describes the overall intent and scope of the research paper.
Format for Research Proposal:
Description of research question(s)
Description of tentative answer (hypothesis)
Types of sources you plan to use to test your hypothesis
Broader implications of your research Working bibliography
Part 2 (due March 8th)
Please provide Draft Thesis, Outline and Bibliography
Part 3 (Due March 31) Final Paper should be:
The text of the paper should be double-spaced with twelve-point font.
The paper should use footnotes (Chicago style)
Include a bibliography. The bibliography is not included in the page count.
