WELCOME TO THE Nuclear taboo database
Welcome to our database of academic literature that examines one of the most intriguing puzzles in our field: Why have nuclear weapons not been used in military conflict since 1945?
You can filter the database by year, type (article, book, chapter, or working paper), category (case study, policy, review article, survey experiment), and sort the results alphabetically or by year. The search window which can be used for looking up authors or specific publications is located below the filters.
The database overview table in .xlsx format is also available here.
Journal of Conflict Resolution | 2022 | article | survey
Political Analysis | 2019 | article | survey
Note: Replication of Press, Sagan and Valentino (2013)
Journal of Peace Research | 2022 | article
Review of International Studies | 2010 | article
Foreign Policy Analysis | 2021 | article | survey
Cornell University Press | 2019 | book | case study
Security Studies | 2015 | article | case study
Security Studies | 2023 | article | review article
Journal of Conflict Resolution | 2022 | article | survey
Note: As an extension of their survey experiment on chemical weapons, the authors test
whether their findings are generalizable to the context of nuclear weapons use
Journal of Politics | 2022 | article | survey
Security Studies | 2023 | article | review article
American Journal of Political Science | 2023 | article | survey
Note: Replication of Press, Sagan and Valentino (2013)
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists | 2015 | article | policy
Perspectives on Politics | 2021 | article | survey
Note: Replication of Sagan and Valentino (2017)
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The Washington Quarterly | 2018 | article | case study