Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures In South Asia

Author : Michael Krepon
Publisher : Springer
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2004-11-26
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781403981684

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Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia by Michael Krepon Pdf

The essys in this collection explore and analyze how to reduce the risk of nuclear war in South Asia. Contributors work to introduce the theory and methodology of nuclear risk reduction, to provide specific measures that might work best in the region, and to consider the consequences of missile defense options for stability in Asia. Much work is needed to recduce nuclear dangers between India and Pakistan. While the fact that both countries possess nuclear weapons may prevent a full-blown conventional or nuclear war, the presence of these weapons in the region may also encourage the use of violence at lower levels expecting escalation to be contained by a mutual desire to avoid the nuclear threshold. One only needs to look at the Kashmir conflict for confirmation of this paradox, with serious crises coming more frequently with more severity since the nuclear tests of 1998. Sustained efforts along the line suggested by the contributors of this volume are a crucial step toward reducing nuclear risk on the Subcontinent.

Author : Zafar Nawaz Jaspal
Publisher : Manohar Publishers
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 8173045690

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Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures and Restraint Regime in South Asia by Zafar Nawaz Jaspal Pdf

This Book Examines The Prospects Of `Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures And A Restraint Regime In South Asia` Which Would Minimize The Risks Of Accidental, Unauthorized, Or Inadvertent Use Of Indian And/Or Pakistani Nuclear Weapons. It Recommends Effective Barriers Against The Danger Of Loose Nukes And Facility-Related Problems. Furthermore, The Book Explains The Nuclear Perils In The South Asian Strategic Environment, Along With Possible Solutions For Viable Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures And A Nuclear Restraint Regime In South Asia.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Nuclear disarmament
ISBN : 9798170945269

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Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia by Anonim Pdf

Author : Upendra Choudhury
Publisher : Manohar Publishers and Distributors
Page : 138 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015067735012

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Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures in South Asia by Upendra Choudhury Pdf

The Prospect Of A Nuclear War In South Asia Has Drawn Global Attention And Concern. This Book Studies Nuclear Risks In The Indo-Pakistani And Sino-Indian Contexts And Suggests A Wide Range Of Measures By Which India, Pakistan And China Could Reduce Nuclear Dangers In South Asia. The Only Full-Length Study And A Timely Epilogue Of Latest Nuclear Dialogues Between India And Pakistan. Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures In South Asia Will Be A Standard Reference Not Only For Political Scientists And Strategic Analysts, But Also For Policy Makers, Diplomats, Journalists, Defence Personnel And The Informed General Reader.

Author : Bhumitra Chakma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317020325

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The Politics of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia by Bhumitra Chakma Pdf

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.

Author : Henry L. Stimson Center
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 211 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2013-12-13
Category : Deterrence (Strategy)
ISBN : 1939240069

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Deterrence Stability and Escalation Control in South Asia by Henry L. Stimson Center Pdf

India and Pakistan have developed and flight tested seventeen new nuclear weapon delivery vehicles since testing nuclear devices in 1998 - an average of more than one per year. Military doctrines have also evolved to emphasize more rapid mobilization to engage in limited conventional warfare. Diplomacy to reduce nuclear risks has lagged far behind nuclear weapon-related advances and doctrinal change. Since 1998, Pakistan and India have negotiated four notable military-related Confidence-Building and Nuclear Risk Reduction Measures. No new measures have been agreed upon since 2007. There is no basis for deterrence stability on the Subcontinent when diplomacy and nuclear risk reduction are moribund while nuclear capabilities grow and military doctrines evolve. The most desirable off-ramp to increased nuclear dangers is to secure normal relations with a nuclear-armed neighbor. This collection of essays - the product of bi-monthly discussions at the Stimson Center - provides analysis and ideas for deterrence stability and escalation control on the Subcontinent. This pursuit awaits leadership in India and Pakistan that is strong enough to persist in the face of violent acts designed to disrupt progress.

Author : Devin T. Hagerty
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0262581612

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The Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation by Devin T. Hagerty Pdf

Hagerty analyzes how India and Pakistan interacted in diplomatic and military crises before their 1998 nuclear tests. He presents detailed studies of the January 1987 Indo-Pakistani crisis, precipitated by India's Brasstacks military exercises, and the 1990 confrontation over Kashmir. Hagerty concludes that relations between India and Pakistan in recent years support the argument that nuclear proliferation does not necessarily destabilize international relations and may even reduce the risk of war.

Author : Bhumitra Chakma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2014-12-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317586883

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South Asia's Nuclear Security by Bhumitra Chakma Pdf

South Asia is often viewed as a potential nuclear flashpoint and a probable source of nuclear terrorism. But, how valid are such perceptions? This book seeks to address this question and assesses the region’s nuclear security from two principal standpoints. First, it evaluates the robustness of the Indo-Pakistani mutual deterrence by analysing the strength and weaknesses of the competing arguments regarding the issue. It also analyses the causes and consequences of nuclear arms race between India and Pakistan, the nature of deterrence structure in the region and the challenges of confidence building and arms control between the two countries in order to assess the robustness of South Asia’s nuclear deterrence. Second, it assesses the safety and security of the nuclear assets and nuclear infrastructure of India and Pakistan. The author holds that the debate on South Asia’s nuclear security is largely misplaced because the optimists tend to overemphasise the stabilising effects of nuclear weapons and the pessimists are too alarmists. It is argued that while the risks of nuclear weapons are significant, it is unlikely that India and Pakistan will give up their nuclear arsenals in the foreseeable future. Therefore, what needs to happen is that while nuclear elimination should be the long-term goal, in the interim years the two countries need to pursue minimum deterrence policies to reduce the likelihood of deterrence failure and the possibility of obtaining fissile materials by non-state actors.

Author : Eric H. Arnett
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015046912963

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Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in South Asia After the Test Ban by Eric H. Arnett Pdf

As the nuclear weapon states continue to reduce their nuclear arsenals and international efforts to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons are reinvigorated, South Asia remains a unique region almost entirely unencumbered by nuclear arms control. Despite the recent popularity of the notion that nuclear deterrence is stabilizing the Indo-Pakistani conflict, there is good reason to believe that the risks of war and the use of nuclear weapons are not fully appreciated. Nevertheless, the prospects for negotiated measures to improve the situation are not good because of the domestic politics on both sides. Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in South Asia after the Test Ban sheds new light on the risks of the current stand-off, the hidden costs of the nuclear options, and the domestic sources of the region's inertia, bringing together Indian, Pakistani and Chinese perspectives.

Author : M. P. Ram Mohan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8132223446

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Nuclear Energy and Liability in South Asia by M. P. Ram Mohan Pdf

This book advocates pursuing a regional approach to nuclear risk framework, which it argues is more promising in the current scenario than the non-achievable global regime. In the development of international legislation on liability, the nuclear energy sector represents an alternative approach to a transboundary liability regime. Building on this foundation and following the Chernobyl accident, international consensus was sought for a stronger transboundary legal regime in the event of a nuclear disaster. However, after sixty years of the existence of international nuclear liability laws and twenty-five years after Chernobyl, the primary objectives of the Conventions - harmonization and a global regime - remain unfulfilled. Further, many countries are now creating or expanding nuclear programs without adequate transboundary legal protection. In light of these issues, a regional approach is an option that cannot be ignored. Given its rapidly expanding nuclear energy footprint, South Asia is in a unique position to adopt a regional mechanism. The methodology adopted for the study in the book combines a literature review of international law on nuclear liability with an analysis of South Asian nuclear energy programs and their international and national legal obligations. A technical risk assessment study conducted to identify the level of transboundary nuclear risk within South Asia is also presented. This is followed by interviews with experts and policymakers to gauge the willingness of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) community to respond to this shared regional concern.

Author : Neil Joeck
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN : 0198294069

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Maintaining Nuclear Stability in South Asia by Neil Joeck Pdf

Indo-Pakistani relations are shadowed by the issue of nuclear weapons and the specter that nuclear-capable missiles may soon be deployed. In this book, author Neil Joeck argues that basic nuclear capabilities have in fact not created strategic stability. Such capabilities, he argues, neither explain the absence of war over the past decade nor why war is currently unlikely. While limited nuclear capabilities increase the costs of conflict, they do little to reduce the risk of its occurrence. Maintaining Nuclear Stability asserts that the development of command and control mechanisms would enhance stability in a crisis and improve India's and Pakistan's ability to avoid nuclear use if war breaks out, and that diplomatic steps particularly focused on missiles must also be considered. With nuclear weapons in hand, the price of potential failed deterrence is catastrophically high. Investing more resources on a bet that nuclear capabilities ensure safety only raises the penalties if the initial decision was wrong. Joeck proposes that command and control and diplomatic engagement provide some insurance that, if that bet is called, nuclear use is not the only choice left.

Author : Ishtiaq Ahmed
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Nuclear arms control
ISBN : UOM:39015042145626

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Nuclear Non-proliferation Issues in South Asia by Ishtiaq Ahmed Pdf

Author : Praful Bidwai,Achin Vanaik
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050758484

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South Asia on a Short Fuse by Praful Bidwai,Achin Vanaik Pdf

Author : Martin J.. Wojtysiak
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-09-22
Category : Nuclear arms control
ISBN : 1479369950

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Preventing Catastrophe by Martin J.. Wojtysiak Pdf

"Proposes a response to the dangerous proliferation of nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan. This paper highlights the threat in "The Nuclear Catastrophe of 2005.: a gripping projection of the worst-case scenario on the current realities of the Indian subcontinent. Written a year after the "catastrophe." it vividly describes the events leading up to the disaster as well as the grim aftermath of a South Asian nuclear war. The remainder of the paper looks at US regional objectives and suggests how they might be achieved. The author proposes a regional proliferation regime that realistically addresses the threat and moves the United States to a pragmatic approach to manage and limit the ongoing proliferation in South Asia."--Foreword.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Confidence and security building measures (International relations)
ISBN : UCSD:31822031433154

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Nuclear Risk-reduction Measures in Southern Asia by Anonim Pdf