Tracing the nuclear and missile programs of India and Pakistan from their inception, this book places an important focus on their present state. It highlights security models, shedding light on the role of outside powers in promoting or retarding nuclear weapon status. It also discusses theories of nuclear deterrence and suggests that the likelihood of their failure is strongest in South Asia.
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Kamal Matinuddin is at Quaid-i-Azam University.
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The use of military power to achieve political objectives is not a recent phenomenon. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
strategic restraint regime, recognized nuclear powers, accidental nuclear exchange, facto nuclear power, credible nuclear deterrence, other nuclear explosive devices, export control violation, nuclear weapons programme, missile development programme, special fissionable material, nuclear regime, nuclear restraint, missile programme, nuclear doctrine, inspection request, nuclear weapon states, vertical proliferation, nuclear programme, missile race, defence production, nuclear command, verification regime, other agricultural commodities, enriching uranium, uranium enrichment plant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, South Asia, New Delhi, Soviet Union, Nawaz Sharif, Cold War, Security Council, Strategic Studies, Institute of Regional Studies, United Nations, General Assembly, Azad Kashmir, Munir Ahmed Khan, Sri Lanka, General Zia, Second World War, Line of Control, New York, Qadeer Khan, Jaswant Singh, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, President Clinton, Hindustan Times, Kalpakkam India, Muslim League New!
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United States, South Asia, New Delhi, Soviet Union, Nawaz Sharif, Cold War, Security Council, Strategic Studies, Institute of Regional Studies, United Nations, General Assembly, Azad Kashmir, Munir Ahmed Khan, Sri Lanka, General Zia, Second World War, Line of Control, New York, Qadeer Khan, Jaswant Singh, Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission, President Clinton, Hindustan Times, Kalpakkam India, Muslim League New!
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- The Myth of Independence by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto on page 79, page 107, and Back Matter
- Perspectives on the Arms Race by David Carlton on page 34, page 188, and Back Matter
- Cold War by David Brierley on page 34, page 244, and Back Matter
- Nuclear Weapons & Foreign Policy by Kissinger A Henry on page 188, and Back Matter
- Nuclear India by Jasjit Singh on page 142, and Back Matter
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- The Balance of Power In South Asia by The Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research in Back Matter
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