| Journal: | Contexto internacional |
| Database: | CLASE |
| System number: | 000458213 |
| ISSN: | 0102-8529 |
| Authors: | Herz, Monica1 Dawood, Layla2 Lage, Victor Coutinho1 |
| Institutions: | 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil 2Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil |
| Year: | 2017 |
| Season: | May-Ago |
| Volumen: | 39 |
| Number: | 2 |
| Pages: | 329-350 |
| Country: | Brasil |
| Language: | Inglés |
| Document type: | Artículo |
| Approach: | Analítico, descriptivo |
| English abstract | In this article, we analyse one aspect of Brazilian nuclear policy during the tenure of the Workers Party (2003–2016): the development of a nuclear-propelled submarine. We propose that the project of building a nuclear-propelled submarine has become possible partly because of the mobilisation of a set of arguments for the construction of the South Atlantic as a strategic area, framed in terms of security and development. On the other hand, we contend that the need for a nuclear-propelled submarine is framed through the mobilisation of a specific notion of deterrence. In other words, we claim that the notions of ‘strategic area’, ‘general deterrence’, ‘conventional deterrence’, and ‘deterrence by denial’ can help us analyse the fundamental aspects involved in the framing of the South Atlantic as a security concern, justifying the nuclear-propelled submarine project |
| Disciplines: | Relaciones internacionales |
| Keyword: | Política internacional, Atlantico sur, Brasil, Armas nucleares, Submarinos nucleares, Disuasión nuclear, Geopolítica, Seguridad regional |
| Full text: | Texto completo (Ver PDF) |
