| Description |
1 online resource (495 pages) : illustrations |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-479) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Contents; List of Maps; List of Figures; List of Abbreviations; Preface; Acknowledgements; 1 -- Introduction; 2 -- Nuclear Weapons and International System; 3 -- Revisiting Deterrence; 4 -- China; 5 -- India; 6 -- Pakistan; 7 -- Conclusions; References and Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author. |
| Summary |
This important and topical book examines the triangular relationship of China, India and Pakistan through the prism of nuclear deterrence. The author highlights the interplay and role of strategic culture, nuclear weaponisation and deployment, command and control, arms control, non-state actors and foreign policy issues which affect relations between the three countries. With two main purposes--a conceptual investigation into the notion of deterrence, and a study of the theory and practice of limited war--this book:. - addresses the strategic, political and military dimensions of the role of nuc. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
South Asia -- Strategic aspects.
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South Asia. |
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India -- Military policy.
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India. |
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Military policy. |
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Pakistan -- Military policy.
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Pakistan. |
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China -- Military policy.
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China. |
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Nuclear weapons -- India.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Nuclear weapons -- Pakistan.
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Nuclear weapons -- China.
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Deterrence (Strategy)
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Deterrence (Strategy) |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Rajain, Arpit. Nuclear deterrence in Southern Asia. Thousand Oaks, Calif. : Sage Publications, 2005 9780761932307 (DLC) 2004024866 (OCoLC)56840712 |
| ISBN |
9788132103257 (electronic book) |
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8132103254 (electronic book) |
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0761932305 (hard back) |
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0761932844 (paper back) |
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