Trading Global Catastrophes: NATO’s Science Diplomacy and Nuclear Winter
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This essay explores the reception of ‘nuclear winter’ at North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). response is paradigmatic how scientific predictions can work as stimuli for science diplomacy activities, and either inflate or deflate these forecasts’ public resonance. Those who elaborated theory in early 1980s predicted that environmental consequences a future nuclear conflict would have been catastrophic; possibly rendering earth uninhabitable leading to extinction humankind. prospect was particularly problematic Western defence alliance, since it difficult reconcile with tenets its posture, especially after 1979 Dual Track decision, engendering concerns about catastrophe scientists predicted. Thus, NATO officials refrained from commenting on winter implications alliance’s deterrence doctrine some time an effort minimize criticism. Meanwhile, they progressively removed research set studies debates sponsored by context initiatives. In essence, ‘traded’ promotion others more amenable ambitions.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Contemporary History
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['0022-0094', '1461-7250']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0022009421993915