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- English
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The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia
About this book
An important and critical re-evaluation of South Asia's post-tests nuclear politics, in contrast to other books, this volume emphasises the political dimension of South Asia's nuclear weapons, explains how the bombs are used as politico-strategic assets rather than pure battlefield weapons and how India and Pakistan utilise them for politico-strategic purposes in an extremely complex and competitive South Asian strategic landscape. Written by a group of perceptive observers of South Asia, this volume evaluates the current state of Indo-Pakistani nuclear deterrents, the challenges that the two countries confront in building their nuclear forces, the post-test nuclear doctrines of the two strategic rivals, the implications of Indo-Pakistani politics for regional cooperation, the role of two systemic actors (USA and China) in the region's nuclear politics and the critical issues of confidence-building and nuclear arms control.
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Table of contents
- Cover Page
- Halftitle Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- List of Abbreviations
- Introduction
- PART I NUCLEAR DETERRENCE AND SOUTH ASIA: CONCEPTUAL AND PRACTICAL DIMENSIONS
- PART II DOCTRINAL DEVELOPMENTS
- PART III NUCLEAR POLITICS: EXTRA-REGIONAL LINKAGES AND CONSEQUENCES
- PART IV CONFIDENCE-BUILDING AND NUCLEAR ARMS CONTROL
- Index