1st Edition
Nuclear Proliferation Dynamics in Protracted Conflict Regions A Comparative Study of South Asia and the Middle East
By Saira Khan
Copyright 2002
328 Pages
by
Routledge
328 Pages
by
Routledge
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This title was first published in 2003:Using extensive case studies of the nuclear weapons programmes of India, Pakistan, Israel, Iraq, Iran, Egypt and Syria, this important work shows that a higher than normal probability of war in protracted conflict regions, prompts states to search for credible deterrents such as nuclear weapons. The book rigorously examines the factors that affect the pace of... Read more
Contents: Introduction. Theory: The state of scholarship on nuclear proliferation; Understanding nuclear proliferation; Non-traditional nuclear deterrence among protracted conflict adversaries. Case Studies: The South Asian Protracted Conflicts: The Indian nuclear weapons acquisition; Pakistan’s search for nuclear deterrence; Non-traditional nuclear deterrence in the India-Pakistan protracted conflict; India’s deterrent needs and the Sino-Indian protracted conflict. Case Studies: Middle East: The Arab-Israeli Protracted Conflict: Israel’s opaque nuclear weapons; Proliferation propensities in the Arab states; Arab-Israeli protracted conflict and non-traditional nuclear deterrence; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.
Biography
Ph.D. in Political Science, McGill University, Montreal, 1999 M.A. in Political Science, McGill University, Montreal 1992 Adjunct Faculty, Department of Political Science, Concordia University, Montreal (1999-2000). Lecturer, Department of International Relations, Dhaka University, (1988-90).
’One of the first books that links nuclear proliferation with protracted conflicts. The book provides an excellent empirical analysis of the nuclear choices of new nuclear states, India and Pakistan. A must read for all interested in nuclear proliferation, protracted conflicts and South Asian security. The conclusions have wide implications for international relations theory and foreign policy.’ Professor T.V. Paul, McGill University, Canada
