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Le coût des forces nucléaires

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  • Jacques Fontanel

    (CESICE - Centre d'études sur la sécurité internationale et les coopérations européennes - UPMF - Université Pierre Mendès France - Grenoble 2 - IEPG - Sciences Po Grenoble - Institut d'études politiques de Grenoble)

  • Ron Smith

    (Birkbeck College [University of London])

Abstract

Nuclear weapons are still supposed to be particularly expensive, but they enjoy immense prestige among national security strategists for the firepower that is intended to deter potential enemies of a state. Precise cost information is very difficult to obtain due to the secrecy surrounding this weapon. Also what should be accounted for personnel or upstream research and development, materials necessary for its use in the context of civil infrastructure? Estimates for France, the United Kingdom and the United States can be made from parliamentary documents, which is not the case for the Soviet Union or China. The differences in the estimates are significant. In 1984, if we refer to the USADA, nuclear military expenditure represents 12.5% of world military expenditure, half of which for the Soviet Union alone, while SIPRI places the corresponding expenditure at 8.8%.

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  • Jacques Fontanel & Ron Smith, 1986. "Le coût des forces nucléaires," Post-Print hal-02510740, HAL.
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    1. Jacques Fontanel, 1994. "La conversion des activités militaires en productions civiles dans une économie en transition : la Russie," Post-Print hal-03480711, HAL.
    2. Jacques Fontanel & Jean-Paul Hébert, 1991. "French public defence expenditure and procurement policy," Working Papers hal-03207447, HAL.
    3. Jacques Fontanel, 2008. "La sécurité internationale et le retour de l'économie politique," Post-Print hal-03559504, HAL.
    4. Jacques Fontanel, 1994. "Les investissements du désarmement et de la paix," Post-Print hal-03537784, HAL.
    5. Jacques Fontanel, 1993. "L’importance économique de l’industrie d’armement de la France," Post-Print hal-02561044, HAL.
    6. Jacques Fontanel, 1987. "La programmation militaire de la France," Post-Print hal-03225756, HAL.
    7. Jacques Fontanel, 1995. "Importance des dépenses militaires dans le monde," Post-Print hal-03334604, HAL.
    8. Jacques Fontanel, 1989. "French Military budgets and arms industry (1958-1989)," Post-Print hal-03155534, HAL.
    9. Jacques Fontanel, 1989. "Introduction to French Arms Industry," Post-Print hal-03155525, HAL.

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