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Stephen Herzog
@herzogsm.bsky.social
Professor of the Practice, James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies | Associate, Harvard Project on Managing the Atom | nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, disarmament, technology
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My chapter is on "Why States Join Multilateral Nuclear Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Treaties." I summarize different camps in the literature and discuss future directions for research.

Link to that chapter here: link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Why States Join Multilateral Nuclear Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Treaties
Why do states join multilateral nuclear arms control, nonproliferation, and disarmament treaties that limit their military capabilities? If the world is to eventually move beyond nuclear deterrence, t...
link.springer.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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@mvranka.bsky.social for @ejisbisa.bsky.social.
Their latest paper uses survey experiments on US & UK policy decision-makers to show that public backing for or opposition to nuclear use shapes perceptions of third party deterrent threats and affects elites’ support for nuclear use.
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Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use
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November 20, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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If you do experimental or observational research on the public and nuclear weapons, this is a key reference for explaining why public opinion matters for foreign policy and nuclear choices.

Check it out! www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use | European Journal of International Security | Cambridge Core
Atomic responsiveness: How public opinion shapes elite beliefs and preferences on nuclear weapon use
www.cambridge.org
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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So @smetanamichal.bsky.social, @laurensukin.bsky.social, @mvranka.bsky.social, and I fielded an elite policymaker survey in the UK and the US with embedded public opinion treatments.
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Scholars and analysts working on public opinion and the nuclear taboo are inevitably asked: “Why does this matter for policy?” We took that skepticism seriously.
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Reposted by Stephen Herzog
A new & broad public opinion survey shows US reputation strengthened by actions related to Russia's war against Ukraine, as caution without abandonment & firmness without escalation reassured allies, argue @laurensukin.bsky.social, @herzogsm.bsky.social & Alexander Lanoszka @foreignpolicy.com 5/10
Reliable, Not Reckless
Why Washington’s measured support for Ukraine reassured the world.
foreignpolicy.com
October 31, 2025 at 8:12 AM