What’s in a name? Deterrence and the stigmatisation of WMD

Patricia Shamai

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3_5

What’s in a name? Deterrence and the stigmatisation of WMD

Patricia Shamai

Centre for European & International Studies Research

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Abstract

Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons are distinct methods of warfare. This distinction has led to the categorisation of these weapons under the term Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Whilst government decision makers and military experts, tend to refer to a range of terms, such as CBRN, NBC etc … to address the threat from these weapons, the term WMD is commonly referred to within the media and by the public. This term has significance and it is synonymous with the stigmatisation of these weapons. The process of stigmatisation has emerged progressively, through time, as a result of the strategic and normative quality of WMD. Even though each of these weapons differ greatly from the other, they are all perceived to cause long term, lasting destruction.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Deterrence
Subtitle of host publication	Concepts and Approaches for Current and Emerging Threats
Editors	Anastasia Filippidou
Publisher	Springer
Chapter	5
Pages	77-96
Number of pages	20
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030293673
ISBN (Print)	9783030293666, 9783030293697
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3_5 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3_5
Publication status	Published - 3 Dec 2019

Publication series

Name	Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications
Publisher	Springer
ISSN (Print)	1613-5113
ISSN (Electronic)	2363-9466

Keywords

Deterrence

UN SDGs

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Shamai, P. (2019). What’s in a name? Deterrence and the stigmatisation of WMD. In A. Filippidou (Ed.), Deterrence: Concepts and Approaches for Current and Emerging Threats (1st ed., pp. 77-96). (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3_5, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29367-3_5

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What’s in a name? Deterrence and the stigmatisation of WMD. / Shamai, Patricia.
Deterrence: Concepts and Approaches for Current and Emerging Threats. ed. / Anastasia Filippidou. 1st. ed. Springer, 2019. p. 77-96 (Advanced Sciences and Technologies for Security Applications).

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What’s in a name? Deterrence and the stigmatisation of WMD

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