1st Edition
The Causes and Consequences of South Asia's Nuclear Tests
By Hilary Synnott
Copyright 2005
88 Pages
by
Routledge
88 Pages
by
Routledge
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Why did India and Pakistan carry out nuclear tests in 1998 and what are the consequences of their actions? This paper examines the complex domestic and international factors that persuaded each country to drop its long-standing nuclear ambiguity. It also unravels the repercussions of the tests, both for regional stability and for global non-proliferation regimes, and argues that the West needs a... Read more
Glossary, Introduction, Chapter l: Why Test in 1998?, Chapter 2: After the Tests, Chapter 3: What Next?, Chapter 4: Nuclear Capabilities, Nuclear Doctrines, Conclusion: What Should Be Done?, Appendix: Confidence- and Security-Building Measures, Notes
Biography
Hilary Synnott
