Nuclear proliferation dynamics in protracted conflict regions : a comparative study of South Asia and the Middle East / Saira Khan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Khan, Saira.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nuclear nonproliferation.

Nuclear weapons--South Asia.

Nuclear weapons.

Nuclear weapons--Middle East.

Protracted conflicts (Military science).

Middle East.

Protracted conflicts (Military science)--South Asia.

Protracted conflicts (Military science)--Middle East.

South Asia.

Physical Description:

xii, 316 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Aldershot ; Burlington, Vt. : Ashgate, [2002]

Contents:

Part 1 Theory 7

1. The State of Scholarship on Nuclear Proliferation 9

2. Understanding Nuclear Proliferation 35

3. Non-Traditional Nuclear Deterrence Among Protracted Conflict Adversaries 59

Part 2 Case Studies: The South Asian Protracted Conflicts 77

4. The Indian Nuclear Weapons Acquisition 79

5. Pakistan's Search for Nuclear Deterrence 117

6. Non-Traditional Nuclear Deterrence in the India-Pakistan Protracted Conflict 151

7. India's Deterrent Needs and the Sino-Indian Protracted Conflict 167

Part 3 Case Studies: Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Protracted Conflict 193

8. Israel's Opaque Nuclear Weapons 195

9. Proliferation Propensities in the Arab States 219

10. Arab-Israeli Protracted Conflict and Non-Traditional Nuclear Deterrence 267.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

075461946X

OCLC:

49044158