Multiple Choice Quiz Quotes of the week: “Changes in technology…are eroding the foundations of nuclear deterrence.” – Keir Lieber and Daryl Press, “The New Era of Counterforce” “A powerful taboo against the use of nuclear weapons has developed in the global system” — Nina Tannenwald, The Nuclear Taboo Here is this week’s multiple-choice exam: Which of the above quotes reflects reality? A. Lieber and Press If I am grading this quiz, the correct answer is “C” – all of the above. How can these contradictory assessments both be right? Because the dictates of nuclear deterrence strategy and arms control norms coexist. This perpetual tug of war occasionally has been disabling for treaty making while occasionally producing uncommon achievements. Despite the ups and downs, strangely concurrent trend lines have emerged: the most crucial arms control norms have gotten harder to break while nuclear warfighting capabilities have advanced.