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India's emerging nuclear posture : between recessed deterrent and ready arsenal /

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Author / Creator:	Tellis, Ashley J.
Imprint:	Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2000.
Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 885 pages) : maps, charts
Language:	English
Subject:	Nuclear weapons -- India. Deterrence (Strategy) Deterrence (Strategy) Military policy. Nuclear weapons. India -- Military policy. India. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11114967

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ISBN:	0585388652 9780585388656 9780833032546 0833032542 1601290012 9781601290014 9780833027818 0833027816 0833027743 9780833027740
Notes:	"MR-1127-AF." Includes bibliographical references and index. Restrictions unspecified Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve Print version record.
Summary:	On May 11, 1998, after a hiatus of more than two decades, India conducted a series of nuclear tests that signaled a critical shift in its strategic thinking. Once content to embrace a nuclear posture consisting largely of "maintaining the option"--I.e., neither creating a nuclear arsenal nor renouncing its right to do so--India is now on the threshold of adopting a posture that, while stopping short of creating a ready arsenal, will take as its goal the establishment of a "minimum but credible deterrent, " known as a "force-in-being." This book examines the forces--political, strategic, technological, and ideational--that led to this dramatic policy shift and describes how New Delhi's force-in-being will be fashioned, particularly in light of the threat India faces from its two most salient adversaries, China and Pakistan. The book evaluates in detail the material, infrastructural, and procedural capabilities India currently possesses as well as those it is likely to acquire in its efforts to meet the needs of its evolving force-in-being. Finally, the volume concludes by assessing the strategic implications of India's posture both on the South Asian region in particular and on the global nonproliferation regime in general.
Other form:	Print version: Tellis, Ashley J. India's emerging nuclear posture. Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2000 0833027743

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Summary:	After a hiatus of almost 24 years, India startled the international community by resuming nuclear testing in May 1998. Pakistan responded later the same month with five nuclear tests of its own. The belief that the nuclear tests in South Asia have not only altered the strategic environment in the region but also transformed New Delhi into a nuclear weapons power recurs constantly in Indian strategic and political analyses. This book will address these issues in the context of a broader understanding of India's strategic interests, its institutional structures, and its security goals. The author argues that the truth of the matter is much more complex than most Indian analysts believe and that despite demonstrating and ability to successfully undertake nuclear explosions, India still has some way to go before it can acquire the capabilties that would make it a consequential nuclear power. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Item Description:	"MR-1127-AF."
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxx, 885 pages) : maps, charts
Format:	Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	0585388652 9780585388656 9780833032546 0833032542 1601290012 9781601290014 9780833027818 0833027816 0833027743 9780833027740