The Politics Of Nuclear Weapons In South Asia

Author : Bhumitra Chakma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 278 pages
File Size : 50,6 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 : Eric H. Arnett
Publisher : SIPRI Research Reports
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : 0198294115

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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 : Sumit Ganguly,S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2008-08-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134069620

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Nuclear Proliferation in South Asia by Sumit Ganguly,S. Paul Kapur Pdf

This edited volume explores competing perspectives on the impact of nuclear weapons proliferation on the South Asian security environment. The spread of nuclear weapons is one of the world’s foremost security concerns. The effect of nuclear weapons on the behaviour of newly nuclear states, and the potential for future international crises, are of particular concern. As a region of burgeoning economic and political importance, South Asia offers a crucial test of proliferation’s effects on the crisis behaviour of newly nuclear states. This volume creates a dialogue between scholars who believe that nuclear weapons have stabilized the subcontinent, and those who believe that nuclear weapons have made South Asia more conflict prone. It does so by pairing competing analyses of four major regional crises: the 1987 "Brasstacks" crisis, the Indo-Pakistani crisis of 1990, the 1999 Kargil war, which occurred after the nuclear tests; and the 2001–2 Indo-Pakistani militarized standoff. In addition, the volume explores the implications of the South Asian nuclear experience for potential new nuclear states such as North Korea and Iran.

Author : Scott Douglas Sagan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-01
Category : Nuclear weapons
ISBN : 8175967625

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Inside Nuclear South Asia by Scott Douglas Sagan Pdf

The relentlessness of the confrontations between India and Pakistan, and the fact that they have more than once escalated into armed conflict, makes Inside Nuclear South Asia a must read for anyone legislator, policy-maker, analyst, intelligence or military professional, student, or researcher who wishes to gain a thorough understanding of the spread of nuclear weapons in South Asia and the potential consequences of nuclear proliferation on the subcontinent. Beginning with an examination of the origins of the nuclear weapons programs in India and Pakistan, it goes on to analyze the consequences of nuclear proliferation on the subcontinent and provides clear evidence that the presence of nuclear weapons in South Asia has increased the frequency and propensity of low-level violence, further destabilizing the region. Specifically, it demonstrates that nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan have led to serious political changes that challenge the ability of the two states to produce stable and lasting nuclear peace. Thus, this book provides new insights into the domestic politics and organizational interests behind specific nuclear policy choices in South Asia, a critique of narrow realist views of nuclear proliferation, and clear signposting of the dangers of nuclear proliferation in South Asia.

Author : S. Paul Kapur
Publisher : NUS Press
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Arms race
ISBN : 9971694433

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Dangerous Deterrent by S. Paul Kapur Pdf

Author : Praful Bidwai,Achin Vanaik
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 51,9 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 : Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani,Ariabarzan Mohammadi
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 315 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781351858113

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Nuclear Politics in Asia by Marzieh Kouhi Esfahani,Ariabarzan Mohammadi Pdf

Asia has the world’s highest concentration of nuclear weapons and the most significant recent developments related to nuclear proliferation, as well as the world’s most critical conflicts and considerable political instability. The containment and prevention of nuclear proliferation, especially in Asia, continues to be a grave concern for the international community. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the state of nuclear arsenals, nuclear ambitions and nuclear threats across different parts of Asia. It covers the Middle East (including Israel), China, India-Pakistan and their confrontation, as well as North Korea. It discusses the conventional warfare risks, risks from non-state armed groups, and examines the attempts to limit and control nuclear weapons, both international initiatives and American diplomacy and interventions. The book concludes by assessing the possibility of nuclear revival, the potential outcomes of international approaches to nuclear disarmament, and the efficacy of coercive diplomacy in containing nuclear proliferation.

Author : Devin T. Hagerty
Publisher : Springer
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-22
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9783030213985

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Nuclear Weapons and Deterrence Stability in South Asia by Devin T. Hagerty Pdf

This book examines the theory and practice of nuclear deterrence between India and Pakistan, two highly antagonistic South Asian neighbors who recently moved into their third decade of overt nuclear weaponization. It assesses the stability of Indo-Pakistani nuclear deterrence and argues that, while deterrence dampens the likelihood of escalation to conventional—and possibly nuclear—war, the chronically embittered relations between New Delhi and Islamabad mean that deterrence failure resulting in major warfare cannot be ruled out. Through an empirical examination of the effects of nuclear weapons during five crises between India and Pakistan since 1998, as well as a discussion of the theoretical logic of Indo-Pakistani nuclear deterrence, the book offers suggestions for enhancing deterrence stability between these two countries.

Author : Scott Douglas Sagan
Publisher : Stanford University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780804762380

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Inside Nuclear South Asia by Scott Douglas Sagan Pdf

This book presents an analytical account of the causes and dangerous consequences of nuclear proliferation in South Asia.

Author : Devin T. Hagerty
Publisher : MIT Press
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,7 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 : Itty Abraham
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Civil society
ISBN : UCSD:31822037316015

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South Asian Cultures of the Bomb by Itty Abraham Pdf

Culture, state power, and the nuclear complex in South Asia

Author : Mario Esteban Carranza
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2016-04-01
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781317052272

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South Asian Security and International Nuclear Order by Mario Esteban Carranza Pdf

Mario Carranza studies in depth the linkages between Indo-Pakistani nuclear relations and the International Nuclear Order. He critically analyzes the de facto recognition by the United States of India and Pakistan as nuclear weapon states and looks at the impact of that recognition on the International Nuclear Order and its linchpin, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). The book provides a critical analysis of the New International Nuclear Order sponsored by the United States after the September 11 terrorist attacks and the place of India and Pakistan in that order. The author considers the survival of India and Pakistan in relation to a strategy of nuclear deterrence and debates the possibility of establishing a robust nuclear arms control regime in South Asia as part of a broader effort to revive global nuclear arms control and disarmament negotiations.

Author : Bhumitra Chakma
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 45,6 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 : Haider Nizamani
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780313002885

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The Roots of Rhetoric by Haider Nizamani Pdf

In an unanticipated flurry of atomic weapons testing—a total of 10 tests over 20 days in 1998—India and Pakistan announced to the world their emergence as full-fledged nuclear powers. How, Nizamani asks, did nuclear escalation come to dominate the agendas of both nations? In a comparative analysis, Nizamani reveals the political underpinnings of nuclear weapons development, arguing that Indian and Pakistani nuclearization is linked to processes of national formation. Working within the Critical Security Studies framework, Nizamani traces the development of nuclear discourses in India and Pakistan from early nationhood to the present. Nizamani defers conclusive identification of real or objective national threats, and instead examines the historical specificities and internal tensions of the dominant Indian and Pakistani security discourses. Additionally, Nizamani provides an overview of anti-nuclear dissent in South Asia.

Author : P R Chari,Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema,Stephen P Cohen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2003-09-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781134396795

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Perception, Politics and Security in South Asia by P R Chari,Pervaiz Iqbal Cheema,Stephen P Cohen Pdf

This book provides a detailed examination of the compound crisis between India and Pakistan that brought the region to the brink of a nuclear war in 1990. Placing the crisis in the context of concurrent international events such as the fall of the Soviet Union, the authors draw out the lesson for present-day South Asian affairs. The book also makes a significant contribution to the debates on the role of nuclear weapons, confidence and security building strategies and the place of ethnicity in contemporary international relations.