Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control in South Asia After the Test Ban: No. 14 (SIPRI Research Reports) - Hardcover

Arnett, Eric H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0198294123 ISBN 13: 9780198294122

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book examines an area of the world where nuclear arms control is almost non-existent - China, India and Pakistan - and takes the approach of considering the implications of conventional arms transfers, and in particular India's strategic defences, for nuclear stability. Building on an analysis of their internal politics and attitudes to nuclear policies, it concludes that certain apparently defensive systems and in particular counter-air systems have considerable implications for the retention of nuclear capabilities in the region.

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Review

this book ... does serve the purpose of highlighting the dangers of making one's biases the basis for analysis. (Bharat Karnad, Journal of Strategic Studies.)

An exceptionally well written report that fills a gap in the literature.

About the Author

Eric Arnett is at S.I.P.R.I. Military Technology and International Security Project.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0198294123
• ISBN 13: 9780198294122
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 107