A Nuclear Submarine in the South Atlantic: The Framing of Threats and Deterrence



Título del documento: A Nuclear Submarine in the South Atlantic: The Framing of Threats and Deterrence
Revista: Contexto internacional
Base de datos: CLASE
Número de sistema: 000458213
ISSN: 0102-8529
Autores: 1
2
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Instituciones: 1Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
2Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: May-Ago
Volumen: 39
Número: 2
Paginación: 329-350
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Analítico, descriptivo
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Relaciones internacionales
Palabras clave: Política internacional,
Atlantico sur,
Brasil,
Armas nucleares,
Submarinos nucleares,
Disuasión nuclear,
Geopolítica,
Seguridad regional
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