Preventing Nuclear War

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Paul Slovic, Decision Research

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Project Citation: 

Slovic, Paul. Preventing Nuclear War. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-01-22. https://doi.org/10.3886/E117344V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary This study aimed to replicate and extend research by Sagan and Valentino (2017) that found almost 60% of the American public would approve of killing vast numbers of Iranian civilians with a nuclear bomb in hopes of ending a ground war that threatened the lives of 20,000 American troops. The two studies replicated the pattern of results in Sagan and Valentino and added to it in several important ways. We found the political differences observed by Sagan and Valentino and found them to be extreme. We also found the strong effects associated with emotional distancing and dehumanization using new questions (circles overlap) and the ascent of man figures. We, too, found that those who approved the nuclear option believed that it was ethical and the Iranian government was responsible for the killing of their civilians. In addition, we found insensitivity to a 20 fold increase in estimated casualties across two scenarios in Survey 1. The findings from the analyses of survey 1 were replicated in survey 2, substituting the drone retaliation decision for the nuclear weapons decision.
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Effective Giving

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms virtuous vilence; punishment
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 8/27/2019 – 8/28/2019

Methodology

Sampling:  View help for Sampling Convenience sample
Data Source:  View help for Data Source
Prolific online panel
Collection Mode(s):  View help for Collection Mode(s) web-based survey
Unit(s) of Observation:  View help for Unit(s) of Observation individuals
Geographic Unit:  View help for Geographic Unit United States

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