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1 online resource (xxx, 885 pages) : maps, charts |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Note |
"MR-1127-AF." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Preface; Figures; Maps; Tables; Acknowledgments; Acronyms; Chapter One: Introduction/Summary. |
| Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
On May 11, 1998, after a hiatus of more than two decades, India conducted a series of nuclear tests that signaled a critical shift in its strategic thinking. Once content to embrace a nuclear posture consisting largely of "maintaining the option"--I.e., neither creating a nuclear arsenal nor renouncing its right to do so--India is now on the threshold of adopting a posture that, while stopping short of creating a ready arsenal, will take as its goal the establishment of a "minimum but credible deterrent, " known as a "force-in-being." This book examines the forces--political, strategic, technological, and ideational--that led to this dramatic policy shift and describes how New Delhi's force-in-being will be fashioned, particularly in light of the threat India faces from its two most salient adversaries, China and Pakistan. The book evaluates in detail the material, infrastructural, and procedural capabilities India currently possesses as well as those it is likely to acquire in its efforts to meet the needs of its evolving force-in-being. Finally, the volume concludes by assessing the strategic implications of India's posture both on the South Asian region in particular and on the global nonproliferation regime in general. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
| System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
India -- Military policy.
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India. |
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Military policy. |
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Nuclear weapons -- India.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Deterrence (Strategy) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Tellis, Ashley J. India's emerging nuclear posture. Santa Monica, Calif. : Rand, 2000 0833027743 (DLC) 00045883 (OCoLC)45102878 |
| ISBN |
0585388652 (electronic book) |
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9780585388656 (electronic book) |
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9780833032546 (electronic book) |
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0833032542 (electronic book) |
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1601290012 |
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9781601290014 |
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9780833027818 |
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0833027816 (paperback) |
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0833027743 (hardbound) |
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9780833027740 (hardbound) |
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