{
  "id": 17236,
  "url": "https://warontherocks.com/does-latent-nuclear-deterrence-really-work",
  "title": "Does Latent Nuclear Deterrence Really Work?",
  "summary": "In 2025, Matthew Fuhrmann wrote, “U.S. Allies and Adversaries Are Attempting Nuclear Deterrence Without Weapons – Will It Work?,” where he argued countries don’t always need to go as far as actually building nuclear weapons to reap the benefits of nuclear deterrence. A year later, we asked Matthew to revisit his arguments.Image: MidjourneyIn your 2025 article, you argued countries don’t necessarily have to follow through with building nuclear weapons to reap the benefits of nuclear deterrence, a",
  "authors": "Matthew Fuhrmann",
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-06T15:00:27.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-07T05:10:58.501Z",
  "source_slug": "x-war-on-the-rocks",
  "source_name": "War on the Rocks",
  "source_homepage": "https://warontherocks.com",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/17236",
  "original_url": "https://warontherocks.com/does-latent-nuclear-deterrence-really-work",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}