# Nuclear Issues and Defense

**Type:** Topics  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/topics/nuclear-issues-and-defense/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Description | This cluster of papers explores the potential consequences of nuclear war, including its impact on climate, global food security, environmental devastation, and public health. It also delves into discussions around arms control, nuclear winter, and strategies for reducing the risks associated with nuclear conflicts. The papers highlight the urgent need to address the complex challenges posed by nuclear weapons and their potential for catastrophic global effects. |
| Domain | Social Sciences |
| Field | Social Sciences |
| OpenAlex ID | t13120 |
| Works | 13 |

## Topic papers all

- [Whether to “Strangle the Baby in the Cradle”: The United States and the Chinese Nuclear Program, 1960–64](https://scholariq.org/papers/whether-to-strangle-the-baby-in-the-cradle-the-united-states-and-the-chinese/)
- [Maintaining health professional education during war: A scoping review](https://scholariq.org/papers/maintaining-health-professional-education-during-war-a-scoping-review/)
- [Airborne observations of the physical and chemical characteristics of the Kuwait oil smoke plume](https://scholariq.org/papers/airborne-observations-of-the-physical-and-chemical-characteristics-of-the-kuwait/)
- [A Scheme of ‘Control’: The United States and the Origins of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, 1974–1976*](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-scheme-of-control-the-united-states-and-the-origins-of-the-nuclear-suppliers/)
- [The Nixon Administration, the “Horror Strategy,” and the Search for Limited Nuclear Options, 1969–1972](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-nixon-administration-the-horror-strategy-and-the-search-for-limited-nuclear/)
- [Nixon's Secret Nuclear Alert: Vietnam War Diplomacy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test, October 1969](https://scholariq.org/papers/nixon-s-secret-nuclear-alert-vietnam-war-diplomacy-and-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/)
- [Island refuges for surviving nuclear winter and other abrupt sunlight‐reducing catastrophes](https://scholariq.org/papers/island-refuges-for-surviving-nuclear-winter-and-other-abrupt-sunlight-reducing/)
- [Fit for Purpose: An Evolutionary Strategy for the Implementation and Verification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons](https://scholariq.org/papers/fit-for-purpose-an-evolutionary-strategy-for-the-implementation-and-verification/)
- [Space radiobiology program in Russia](https://scholariq.org/papers/space-radiobiology-program-in-russia/)
- [Safeguarding the Military Naval Nuclear Fuel Cycle](https://scholariq.org/papers/safeguarding-the-military-naval-nuclear-fuel-cycle/)
- [How Dangerous Was Kargil? Nuclear Crises in Comparative Perspective](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-dangerous-was-kargil-nuclear-crises-in-comparative-perspective/)
- [How to Think About Nuclear Crises (February 2019)](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-to-think-about-nuclear-crises-february-2019/)
- [Fallout from U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests in New Mexico and Nevada (1945-1962)](https://scholariq.org/papers/fallout-from-u-s-atmospheric-nuclear-tests-in-new-mexico-and-nevada-1945-1962/)

## Topic primary papers

- [Whether to “Strangle the Baby in the Cradle”: The United States and the Chinese Nuclear Program, 1960–64](https://scholariq.org/papers/whether-to-strangle-the-baby-in-the-cradle-the-united-states-and-the-chinese/)
- [A Scheme of ‘Control’: The United States and the Origins of the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group, 1974–1976*](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-scheme-of-control-the-united-states-and-the-origins-of-the-nuclear-suppliers/)
- [The Nixon Administration, the “Horror Strategy,” and the Search for Limited Nuclear Options, 1969–1972](https://scholariq.org/papers/the-nixon-administration-the-horror-strategy-and-the-search-for-limited-nuclear/)
- [Nixon's Secret Nuclear Alert: Vietnam War Diplomacy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff Readiness Test, October 1969](https://scholariq.org/papers/nixon-s-secret-nuclear-alert-vietnam-war-diplomacy-and-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff/)
- [Island refuges for surviving nuclear winter and other abrupt sunlight‐reducing catastrophes](https://scholariq.org/papers/island-refuges-for-surviving-nuclear-winter-and-other-abrupt-sunlight-reducing/)
- [Fit for Purpose: An Evolutionary Strategy for the Implementation and Verification of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons](https://scholariq.org/papers/fit-for-purpose-an-evolutionary-strategy-for-the-implementation-and-verification/)
- [How to Think About Nuclear Crises (February 2019)](https://scholariq.org/papers/how-to-think-about-nuclear-crises-february-2019/)

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