Minimum Deterrence and India’s Nuclear Security (Studies in Asian Security) - Hardcover

Basrur, Rajesh M.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0804752559 ISBN 13: 9780804752558

Publisher: Stanford University Press, 2005

Synopsis

In this book, the leading authority on India's nuclear program offers an informed and thoughtful assessment of India's nuclear strategy. Basrur shows that the country's nuclear culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence but sometimes drifts into a more open-ended view.

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Synopsis

In this book, a leading authority on India's nuclear program offers an informed and thoughtful assessment of India's nuclear strategy. He shows that the country's nuclear-strategic culture is generally in accord with the principle of minimum deterrence, but is sometimes inconsistent and has a tendency to drift into a more open-ended process. He addresses areas of concern, notably the relationship between minimum deterrence and subnuclear conflict, the threat from nuclear terrorism, and the special challenges nuclear weapons pose for a democratic society.

About the Author

Rajesh M. Basrur is Director of the Centre for Global Studies in Mumbai, India. He has been a visiting fellow at Sandia National Laboratories, the Brookings Institution, and the Henry L. Stimson Center.

About this edition

• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0804752559
• ISBN 13: 9780804752558
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 264