POSC240 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Mortified, World-Systems Theory, Mutual Assured Destruction
30 Aug 2016
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> in other words: why is there nuclear taboo? norm= standard of behavior. Use levels of analysis to simplify and create multiple explanations for one question: each level focuses on different key actors and interactions. Individual: about leaders: pres, secretaries of state/defense, beliefs and values about what leaders think. Government/bureaucracy level: military (defense, state (diplomatic, can talk about individuals, but act in particular role. Domestic: talks about public, ngos, activism, religious orgs, public opinion, how leaders are reacting to public (not part of gvt, but state) Interstate: how states interacts with each other, most popular to talk about. Individual: truman mortified by nagasaki results; said they cannot be conventional (moral problem) Interstate: china & russia are developing nuclear weapons but aren"t using them, us worried russia would use them against our allies (west berlin) System: un creates un atomic energy commission to talk about nukes and how/when to use them, weapons of mass destruction = wmd.
