The lesser evil? Experimental evidence on the strength of nuclear and chemical weapon "taboos"

Result code in IS VaVaI
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Result on the web
<a href="https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=PejSu~C7iQ" target="_blank" >https://verso.is.cuni.cz/pub/verso.fpl?fname=obd_publikace_handle&handle=PejSu~C7iQ</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07388942221124515" target="_blank" >10.1177/07388942221124515</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The lesser evil? Experimental evidence on the strength of nuclear and chemical weapon "taboos"
Original language description
We present findings of a survey experiment on a sample of 2350 American and British citizens, in which we examined attitudes towards nuclear and chemical strikes. Our findings demonstrate that even though the public accurately judges nuclear weapons as more destructive and indiscriminate, it is still more averse to the use of chemical than nuclear weapons. Our follow up study has shown that individuals are significantly more likely to associate chemical weapons with "rogue states" and terrorists, and associate nuclear weapons with modern powers. The findings contribute to scholarship on the "taboos" surrounding the (non-)use of WMDs in world politics.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50601 - Political science

Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year
2023
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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