South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma write by Lowell Dittmer. This book was released on 2015-04-08. South Asia's Nuclear Security Dilemma available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The nuclear test explosions in India and Pakistan in 1998, followed by the outbreak of hostilities over Kashmir in 1999, marked a frightening new turn in the ancient, bitter enmity between the two nations. Although the tension was eclipsed by the events of 9/11 and the subsequent American attacks on Afghanistan and Iraq, it has not disappeared, as evidenced by the 2001 attack in the Indian Parliament by Islamic fundamentalists out of Kashmir. By 2002, these two nuclear-armed neighbors seemed to be once again on the brink of war. This book outlines the strategic structure of the rivalry and the dynamic forces driving it, and investigates various possible solutions. The expert contributors focus on the India-Pakistan rivalry, but also consider the China factor in South Asia's nuclear security dilemma. Although essentially political-strategic in its approach, the book includes coverage of opposing military arsenals and the impact of local terrorism on the delicate balance of power.
Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia
Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia write by Rizwana Abbasi. This book was released on 2019-06-25. Nuclear Deterrence in South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This book explores evolving patterns of nuclear deterrence, the impact of new technologies, and changing deterrent force postures in the South Asian region to assess future challenges for sustainable peace and stability. Under the core principles of the security dilemma, this book analyzes the prevailing security environment in South Asia and offers unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral frameworks to stabilize peace and ensure deterrence stability in the South Asian region. Moreover, contending patterns of deterrence dynamics in the South Asian region are further elaborated as becoming inextricably interlinked with the broader security dynamics of the Asia-Pacific region and the interactions with the United States and China’s Belt and Road Initiative. As India and Pakistan are increasingly becoming part of the competing strategies exercised by the United States and China, the authors analyze how strategic uncertainty and fear faced by these rival states cause the introduction of new technologies which could gradually drift these competing states into more serious crises and military conflicts. Presenting innovative solutions to emerging South Asian challenges and offering new security mechanisms for sustainable peace and stability, this book will be of interest to academics and policymakers working on Asian Security studies, Nuclear Strategy, and International Relations.
Inside Nuclear South Asia
Inside Nuclear South Asia - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Inside Nuclear South Asia write by Scott D. Sagan. This book was released on 2009-08-17. Inside Nuclear South Asia available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Nuclear-armed adversaries India and Pakistan have fought three wars since their creation as sovereign states in 1947. They went to the brink of a fourth in 2001 following an attack on the Indian parliament, which the Indian government blamed on the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorist organizations. Despite some attempts at rapprochement in the intervening years, a new standoff between the two countries was precipitated when India accused Lashkar-e-Taiba of being behind the Mumbai attacks late last year. The relentlessness of the confrontations between these two nations makes Inside Nuclear South Asia a must read for anyone wishing to gain a thorough understanding of the spread of nuclear weapons in South Asia and the potential consequences of nuclear proliferation on the subcontinent. The book begins with an analysis of the factors that led to India's decision to cross the nuclear threshold in 1998, with Pakistan close behind: factors such as the broad political support for a nuclear weapons program within India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the intense rivalry between the two countries, the normative and prestige factors that influenced their behaviors, and ultimately the perceived threat to their respective national security. The second half of the book analyzes the consequences of nuclear proliferation on the subcontinent. These chapters show that the presence of nuclear weapons in South Asia has increased the frequency and propensity of low-level violence, further destabilizing the region. Additionally, nuclear weapons in India and Pakistan have led to serious political changes that also challenge the ability of the two states to produce stable nuclear détente. Thus, this book provides both new insights into the domestic politics behind specific nuclear policy choices in South Asia, a critique of narrow realist views of nuclear proliferation, and the dangers of nuclear proliferation in South Asia.
Dangerous Deterrent
Dangerous Deterrent - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Dangerous Deterrent write by S. Paul Kapur. This book was released on 2009. Dangerous Deterrent available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security
Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security write by Rajesh M. Basrur. This book was released on 2009. Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. In this book, the leading authority on India's nuclear program offers an informed and thoughtful assessment of India's nuclear strategy. Basrur shows that the country's nuclear culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence but sometimes drifts into a more open-ended view.
