India and Nuclear Asia: Forces, Doctrine, and Dangers

Joshi, Yogesh/ O'donnell, Frank

ISBN 10: 1626166161 / ISBN 13: 9781626166165

Verlag: Georgetown Univ Pr, 2018

240 pages. 9.25x6.25x0.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers __1626166161

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India’s nuclear profile, doctrine, and practices have evolved rapidly since the country’s nuclear breakout in 1998. However, the outside world’s understanding of India’s doctrinal debates, forward-looking strategy, and technical developments are still two decades behind the present. India and Nuclear Asia will fill that gap in our knowledge by focusing on the post-1998 evolution of Indian nuclear thought, its arsenal, the triangular rivalry with Pakistan and China, and New Delhi’s nonproliferation policy approaches. Yogesh Joshi and Frank O’Donnell show how India’s nuclear trajectory has evolved in response to domestic, regional, and global drivers.

The authors argue that emerging trends in all three states are elevating risks of regional inadvertent and accidental escalation. These include the forthcoming launch of naval nuclear forces within an environment of contested maritime boundaries; the growing employment of dual-use delivery vehicles; and the emerging preferences of all three states to employ missiles early in a conflict. These dangers are amplified by the near-absence of substantive nuclear dialogue between these states, and the growing ambiguity of regional strategic intentions.

Based on primary-source research and interviews, this book will be important reading for scholars and students of nuclear deterrence and India’s international relations, as well as for military, defense contractor, and policy audiences both within and outside South Asia.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor:

Yogesh Joshi is a MacArthur Nuclear Security Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Center for International Security and Cooperation, Stanford University and is coauthor of The US Pivot and Indian Foreign Policy.

Frank O'Donnell is a Stanton Junior Faculty Fellow at Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and a nonresident fellow in the Stimson Center’s South Asia Program. He is the coauthor of India’s Evolving Nuclear Force and Implications for US Strategy in the Asia-Pacific.

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Titel: India and Nuclear Asia: Forces, Doctrine, ...
Verlag: Georgetown Univ Pr
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Brand New