1 option
Nuclear Deterrence in the Twentieth Century [electronic resource] : The Impact of Atomic Weapons on Conflict between Interstate Dyads
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pasley, James F.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Deterrence (Strategy).
- India--Military relations--Pakistan.
- Nuclear warfare.
- Nuclear weapons--India.
- Nuclear weapons--Pakistan.
- Pakistan--Military relations--India.
- Nuclear warfare--India.
- Deterrence (Strategy)--Pakistan.
- Nuclear weapons.
- India.
- Pakistan.
- Local Subjects:
- Deterrence (Strategy).
- India--Military relations--Pakistan.
- Nuclear warfare.
- Nuclear weapons--India.
- Nuclear weapons--Pakistan.
- Pakistan--Military relations--India.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (128 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Lewiston : The Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- This work offers both qualitative and quantitative analyses of how the presence of nuclear weapons effects conflict escalation rates among international states. The qualitative section of the book focuses on the volatile Indo-Pakistani relationship and clearly demonstrates that the addition of nuclear weapons has served to retard conflict escalation between the two.
- Contents:
- NUCLEAR DETERRENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: The Impact of Atomic Weaponson Conflict Between Interstate Dyads; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations: Tables, Figures; Foreword; Chapter One: Inroduction; Chapter Two: Crisis and Nuclear Weaponry; Chapter Three: The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Conflict Escalation; Chapter Four: The Nuclear Evolution of the Indo-Pakistani Relationship in Jammu and Kashmir; Chapter Five: US Nuclear Policy and the Future of Nuclear Weapons; Chapter Six: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-7734-1656-0
- OCLC:
- 813005170
The Penn Libraries is committed to describing library materials using current, accurate, and responsible language. If you discover outdated or inaccurate language, please fill out this feedback form to report it and suggest alternative language.