1st Edition
India's Nuclear Proliferation Policy The Impact of Secrecy on Decision Making, 1980–2010
By Gaurav Kampani
Copyright 2020
196 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
196 Pages
3 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book examines India’s nuclear program, and it shows how secrecy inhibits learning in states and corrodes the capacity of decision-makers to generate optimal policy choices. Focusing on clandestine Indian nuclear proliferation during 1980–2010, the book argues that efficient decision-making is dependent on strongly established knowledge actors, high information turnover and the capacity of... Read more
1. The Oddities of Indian Nuclear Behavior
2. Secrecy and State Learning
3. A Disaggregated Weapons Nuclear Option (1980–1989)
4. Behind the Veil of Nuclear Opacity (1990–1998)
5. The Challenges of Nuclear Operationalization (1999–2010)
6. Conclusion: Variations in Practices of Secrecy and Its Impact on Nuclear Outcomes
Biography
Gaurav Kampani is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa, USA.
