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South Asia's Nuclear Security: Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

Autor Bhumitra Chakma
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 ian 2015
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780415494496
ISBN-10: 0415494494
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: 4 black & white tables, 3 black & white line drawings
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.43 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Seria Routledge Security in Asia Pacific Series

Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom

Public țintă

Postgraduate and Undergraduate

Cuprins

Introduction  1. South Asia's Nuclear Evolution and Nuclear Postures of India and Pakistan  2. The Promise of Nuclear Revolution in South Asia  3. The Perils of Nuclear Revolution in South Asia  4. Causes and Consequences of the Indo-Pakistani Nuclear Arms Race  5. South Asia's Regional Nuclear Deterrence Structure  6. Nuclear Terrorism and South Asia  7. Confidence Building and Nuclear Arms Control in South Asia  Conclusion: Minimum Deterrence to Nuclear Zero

Descriere

"South Asia’s Nuclear Security provides a detailed account of the nuclear security predicament in South Asia. From the perspectives of both the optimists and pessimists, Chakma elaborates on the multitude of factors that have contributed to the ever-tumultuous Indo-Pakistani security relations. Each chapter contains a rich bibliographical reference section highlighting a very detailed analysis of the nuclear issue in the region...Chakma provides an important and prominent case for the advancement of sub-systemic approaches to security, highlighting the need in understanding sub- systemic security dynamics as well."
Bibek Chand, Florida International University, USA
Journal of Asian Security and International Affairs 2015, 341-343