Testing the Firebreak: Experimental Evidence on Low-Yield Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence in India and Pakistan
Journal of Conflict Resolution
Published online on April 17, 2026
Abstract
Journal of Conflict Resolution, Ahead of Print.
A cross-national shift toward lower-yield nuclear weapons has generated renewed interest in the integrity of the firebreak: the conceptual barrier between conventional and nuclear warfare. We theorize that low-yield nuclear weapons alter nuclear nonuse ...
A cross-national shift toward lower-yield nuclear weapons has generated renewed interest in the integrity of the firebreak: the conceptual barrier between conventional and nuclear warfare. We theorize that low-yield nuclear weapons alter nuclear nonuse ...