India and Nuclear Asia: Forces, Doctrine, and Dangers PDF
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I n a ndIa and uclear sIa South ASiA in World AffAirS SerieS T.V. Paul, Series Editor editorial advisory board rajesh Basrur Maya Chadda Stephen P. Cohen C. Christine fair timothy hoyt Paul Kapur rajesh rajagopalan Aseema Sinha titles in the series Afghan Endgames: Strategy and Policy Choices for America’s Longest War hy rothstein and John Arquilla, editors The China-India Rivalry in the Globalization Era t.V. Paul, editor The Engagement of India: Strategies and Responses ian hall, editor Globalization and India’s Economic Integration Baldev raj nayar India’s Rise as an Asian Power: Nation, Neighborhood, and Region Sandy Gordon The Indian Ocean and US Grand Strategy: Ensuring Access and Promoting Security Peter dombrowski and Andrew C. Winner, editors Pakistan’s Counterterrorism Challenge Moeed Yusuf, editor Vying for Allah’s Vote: Understanding Islamic Parties, Political Violence, and Extremism in Pakistan haroon K. ullah I ndIa and n a uclear sIa forces, doctrine, and dangers YoGeSh JoShi And frAnK o’donnell Georgetown university Press / Washington, dC © 2019 Yogesh Joshi and frank o’donnell. All rights reserved. no part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. the publisher is not responsible for third-party websites or their content. url links were active at time of publication. library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data names: Joshi, Yogesh (international relations specialist), author. | o’donnell, frank (Writer on nuclear weapons), author. title: india and nuclear Asia : forces, doctrine, and dangers / Yogesh Joshi and frank o’donnell. description: Washington, dC : Georgetown university Press, 2019. | Series: South Asia in world affairs series | includes bibliographical references and index. identifiers: lCCn 2018017986 (print) | lCCn 2018032307 (ebook) | iSBn 9781626166172 (pbk. : alk. paper) | iSBn 9781626166165 (hardcover : alk. paper) | iSBn 9781626166189 (ebook) Subjects: lCSh: nuclear weapons—india. | nuclear arms control—india. | nuclear nonproliferation—india. | deterrence (Strategy) | nuclear weapons—Pakistan. | nuclear weapons—China. | india—Military policy. Classification: lCC u264.5.i4 (ebook) | lCC u264.5.i4 J67 2019 (print) | ddC 355.02/170954—dc23 lC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018017986 this book is printed on acid-free paper meeting the requirements of the American national Standard for Permanence in Paper for Printed library Materials. 20 19 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 first printing Printed in the united States of America. Cover design by Martha Madrid. To Ma and Papa. —Yogesh Joshi To my parents, Dominic and Kathy O’Donnell, and my wife, Kimberly. —frank o’donnell This page intentionally left blank Contents List of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Abbreviations xiii introduction 1 1. two decades of indian nuclear force development: the emerging Posture and looming decision Points 13 2. Pakistan’s nuclear thought and Posture: implications for india 51 3. China’s nuclear thought and Posture: implications for india 81 4. the doctrinal Background: nuclear deterrence in indian Strategic thought, 1964–2003 122 5. new Challenges for indian nuclear doctrine: the doctrinal debate, 2003–Present 141 6. indian nonproliferation Policy: Approaches and Challenges in the twenty-first Century 168 Conclusion 197 Selected Bibliography 207 Index 221 About the Authors 235 This page intentionally left blank tables 1.1. indian nuclear forces in 2018 20 1.2. Shakti (Power) nuclear testing round, May 1998 23 1.3. design Specifics of inS Arihant 29 1.4. Ballistic Missile interception tests by drdo 37 2.1. Pakistani nuclear forces, 2018 58 3.1. Chinese nuclear forces, 2018 91
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