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India's Nuclear Security.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, CO :
Lynne Rienner Publishers,
2000.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Title page; copyright page; Contents; ch1-Introduction; Background to the Indian Nuclear Debate; International Concerns; The Nature of the Discussions; ch2-Why Did India "Go Nuclear"?; The Long Term: The Frustrated Great State; Three Medium-Range Variables; The Timing of the Test; Conclusion; Notes; ch3-Explaining the Indian Nuclear Tests of 1998; Proffered Explanations; An Alternative Explanation; Phase 1: The Origins of India's Nuclear Program; Phase 2: The Chinese Test at Lop Nor; Phase 3: The Road to Pokhran I; Phase 4: A Period of Restraint.
- Phase 5: The Collapse of the Security GuaranteeConclusion: The Future of Nuclear India; Notes; ch4-India's Strategic Doctrine and Practice: The Impact of Nuclear Testing; The New Draft Nuclear Doctrine; Strategic School of Thought; The Nuclear Program; The Nuclear Threshold Stalemate; The Turning Point for the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty; Strategic Thinking After the Tests; Conclusion; Notes; ch5-India's Nuclear and Missile Programs: Strategy, Intentions, Capabilities; Rethinking India's Nuclear Policy; Changing Security Dimensions and Perspectives; The Capabilities-Intentions Dilemma.
- Technology and Weapons CapabilitesOutcomes: Strategy, Politics, and Economics; Notes; ch6-India's Nuclear Decision: Implications for Indian-U.S. Relations; Nation Building and Regional Predominance; External Actors in the Region; The Nuclear Pivot; Nuclear Weapons and Domestic Politics; Living with the Bomb; Future U.S. and Indian Strategies; Conclusion; Notes; ch7-Pakistan's Elusive Search for Nuclear Parity with India; Jumping into the Flames with Courage; The Economic Situation: Before and After; The Army and Defense Decisionmaking; Coordination and Miscalculations.
- "Minimum"" Credible DeterrenceConstruction Doctrines; Public Opinion; Islamic Groups; The U.S. Role; Conclusion; Notes; ch8-South Asia's Ballistic Missile Ambitions; Pakistan; India; The Conventional ""Balance-Imbalance""; The Increasing Dangers of Opacity; Chinese Encirclement and Full Weaponization; Notes; ch9-Technology for Defense and Development: India's Space Program; The History of India's Space Program; India's Satellite Launch Vehicle Program; India's Missile Program; MTCR Technology Embargoes; The Indian Satellite Program; Political-Economic Influences and Objectives; Conclusion.
- Notesch10-The Indian Economy After Pokhran II; Global Reaction to the Tests; The Passive Indian Response; The Impact on the Balance of Payments; The Economic Situation Before Pokhran; Driven into Recession; The Indian Government's Narrowing Options; Foreign Investment; Averting an Economic Crisis?; The Urgent Need for Fiscal Reform; No Easy Options; Notes; ch11-Is an Otherwise Sensible Agreement with India and Pakistan Precluded Because It Would "Reward" Nuclear Testing?; The Nuclear-Capable Option; Is This a Win-Win Outcome?; Procedural Spillover; Nuclear Diplomacy; Paradigm Shift.