South Asia 1974 Political Economic And Agricultural Challenges Hearings Before The Subcommittee On The Near East And South Asia September 19 And 24 1974

Author : Arpit Rajain
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 9780761932307
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (323 download)

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Download or read book Nuclear Deterrence in Southern Asia written by Arpit Rajain and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2005-05 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This important and topical book examines the triangular relationship of China, India and Pakistan through the prism of nuclear deterrence. The author highlights the interplay and role of strategic culture, nuclear weaponisation and deployment, command and control, arms control, non-state actors and foreign policy issues which affect relations between the three countries. With two main purposes—a conceptual investigation into the notion of deterrence, and a study of the theory and practice of limited war—this book: - addresses the strategic, political and military dimensions of the role of nuclear weapons through examples of the only cases of nuclear weapon states having gone into armed conflict—the Cuban missile crisis, the Ussuri river clashes, and the Kargil conflict. - discusses the various pressures exerted on decision makers in the context of the notions of deterrence, the rational deterrence model, and a limited war under a nuclear umbrella. - evaluates all three countries with regard to their strategic culture, the role of nuclear weapons in their military strategy, the nature of public opinion and political rhetoric, responses to the various arms control treaties, and foreign policy choices. Based on a variety of sources, including interviews with key individuals in various sector, this is the first book-length study of the triangular relationship between China, India and Pakistan.