Eric Chauvistré is a professor of journalism studies at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in international relations from the Free University of Berlin and has published extensively on a broad range of questions related to nuclear weapon proliferation and force projection. For nearly two decades, he worked as a news editor, reporter, and analyst with major German news outlets, focusing on military-political affairs.He is the author of Wir Gutkrieger: Warum die Bundeswehr im Ausland scheitern wird (published in 2009) and The implications of IAEA inspections under Security Council resolution 687 (a study for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, published in 1992).

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Revisiting a Neglected Doctrine.- Chapter 2. Absolute Weapon: Understanding the Atomic Bomb.- Chapter 3. Missing Link: Nuclear Proliferation Meets Force Projection.- Chapter 4. New Doctrine: The 1993 Counterproliferation Initiative.- Chapter 5. Desert Storm: The Military-Political Context of the Doctrine.- Chapter 6. Club Mad: Ideological Roots of Counterproliferation.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: A Failed Challenge to the Absolute Weapon.

Eric Chauvistré is a professor of journalism studies at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in international relations from the Free University of Berlin and has published extensively on a broad range of questions related to nuclear weapon proliferation and force projection. For nearly two decades, he worked as a news editor, reporter, and analyst with major German news outlets, focusing on military-political affairs.He is the author of Wir Gutkrieger: Warum die Bundeswehr im Ausland scheitern wird (published in 2009) and The implications of IAEA inspections under Security Council resolution 687 (a study for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, published in 1992).

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Revisiting a Neglected Doctrine.- Chapter 2. Absolute Weapon: Understanding the Atomic Bomb.- Chapter 3. Missing Link: Nuclear Proliferation Meets Force Projection.- Chapter 4. New Doctrine: The 1993 Counterproliferation Initiative.- Chapter 5. Desert Storm: The Military-Political Context of the Doctrine.- Chapter 6. Club Mad: Ideological Roots of Counterproliferation.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: A Failed Challenge to the Absolute Weapon.

Eric Chauvistré is a professor of journalism studies at Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences. He holds a PhD in international relations from the Free University of Berlin and has published extensively on a broad range of questions related to nuclear weapon proliferation and force projection. For nearly two decades, he worked as a news editor, reporter, and analyst with major German news outlets, focusing on military-political affairs.He is the author of Wir Gutkrieger: Warum die Bundeswehr im Ausland scheitern wird (published in 2009) and The implications of IAEA inspections under Security Council resolution 687 (a study for the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research, published in 1992).

• Chapter 1. Introduction: Revisiting a Neglected Doctrine.- Chapter 2. Absolute Weapon: Understanding the Atomic Bomb.- Chapter 3. Missing Link: Nuclear Proliferation Meets Force Projection.- Chapter 4. New Doctrine: The 1993 Counterproliferation Initiative.- Chapter 5. Desert Storm: The Military-Political Context of the Doctrine.- Chapter 6. Club Mad: Ideological Roots of Counterproliferation.- Chapter 7. Conclusions: A Failed Challenge to the Absolute Weapon.