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Studies in Asian Security Studies in Asian Security
Minimum Deterrence and India’s Nuclear Security Minimum Deterrence and India’s Nuclear Security
Format
paper
Pages
264
ISBN
0-8047-5256-7

Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security is the fourth book in the Studies in Asian Security series sponsored by the East-West Center and published by Stanford University Press. 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.

 

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Stanford University Press


Contents

  1. Introduction: Nuclear Weapons in World Politics
  2. The Essentials of Minimum Deterrence
  3. Strategic Culture
  4. Compellence in a Nuclear Environment
  5. Missile Defense
  6. Nuclear Terrorism
  7. Minimum Deterrence and Democracy
  8. Conclusion: Shaping the Uncertain Future

Minimum Deterrence and India's Nuclear Security is the fourth book in the Studies in Asian Security series sponsored by the East-West Center and published by Stanford University Press. 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.

 

Details and ordering information at

Stanford University Press


Contents

  1. Introduction: Nuclear Weapons in World Politics
  2. The Essentials of Minimum Deterrence
  3. Strategic Culture
  4. Compellence in a Nuclear Environment
  5. Missile Defense
  6. Nuclear Terrorism
  7. Minimum Deterrence and Democracy
  8. Conclusion: Shaping the Uncertain Future