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The consequences of nuclear proliferation : lessons from South Asia / Devin T. Hagerty
Bib ID 2031328
Format BookBook
Author
Hagerty, Devin T
 
Description Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, 1998 
xv, 205 p. : maps ; 24 cm. 
ISBN 0262581612 (pb : alk. paper) 
Series

BCSIA studies in international security

Summary

In this book, Devin Hagerty examines the relationship between two emerging nuclear powers - India and Pakistan - to assess how nuclear weapons have changed their foreign and military policies. 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. This conclusion is grounds for optimism about peace in South Asia now that India and Pakistan have more conclusively demonstrated their nuclear-weapons capabilities.

Full contents
  • Ch. 1. Debating the Consequences of Nuclear Proliferation
  • Ch. 2. Opaque Proliferation, Existential Deterrence, and Nuclear Weapon Stability
  • Ch. 3. The India-Pakistan Security Rivalry
  • Ch. 4. Nuclear Weapons and the 1986-87 Brasstacks Crisis
  • Ch. 5. The Legacy of Brasstacks: South Asian Proliferation Dynamics, 1987-90
  • Ch. 6. Nuclear Weapons and the 1990 Kashmir Crisis
  • Ch. 7. Lessons and Implications
  • About the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.
 
Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Subjects Nuclear weapons - Government policy - India - History.  |  Nuclear weapons - Government policy - Pakistan - History.  |  India - Foreign relations - Pakistan.  |  Pakistan - Foreign relations - India.

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