Nuclear Risk Reduction in South Asia

Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2004
ISBN: 978-1-349-52986-5
Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan US

Buch, Englisch, 278 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 421 g

The essys in this collection explore and analyze how to reduce the risk of nuclear war in South Asia. Contributors work to introduce the theory and methodology of nuclear risk reduction, to provide specific measures that might work best in the region, and to consider the consequences of missile defense options for stability in Asia. Much work is needed to recduce nuclear dangers between India and Pakistan. While the fact that both countries possess nuclear weapons may prevent a full-blown conventional or nuclear war, the presence of these weapons in the region may also encourage the use of violence at lower levels expecting escalation to be contained by a mutual desire to avoid the nuclear threshold. One only needs to look at the Kashmir conflict for confirmation of this paradox, with serious crises coming more frequently with more severity since the nuclear tests of 1998. Sustained efforts along the line suggested by the contributors of this volume are a crucial step toward reducing nuclear risk on the Subcontinent.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Krepon, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface; E.Laipson Introduction; M.Krepon PART ONE: REDUCING NUCLEAR DANGERS Is Cold War Experience Applicable to Southern Asia?; M.Krepon Nuclear Restraint, Risk Reduction and the Security-Insecurity Paradox in South Asia; P.R.Chari Nuclear Risk Reducation in South Asia: Building on Common Ground; C.Gagne PART TWO: AVOIDING THE NUCLEAR THRESHOLD Missiles and Nuclear Risk-Reduction Measures; W.P.S.Sidhu Missile Threat Reduction and Monitoring; K.L.Biringer Nuclear Risk Reduction and Cooperative Aerial Observation; J.H.Hawes & T.C.Schaffer Risk Reduction in Measures in Kashmir; B.Cloughley Nuclear Risk Reduction Centers; R.uz Zaman Khan PART THREE: MISSILE DEFENSE AND REGIONAL SECURITY Missile Defense: An Indian Perspective; R.Basrur Missile Defense: Pakistanni Perspective; M.Ahmed Missile Defense and Strategic Modernization in Southern Asia; A.Kumar The Challenges of Nuclear Minimalism; W.L.Prabhakar Missile Defense and the Asian Cascade; M.Krepon

Über Autor(innen)

MICHAEL KREPON is Founding President of the Henry L. Stimson Center, USA. He is author and editor of nine books, including , , and (Palgrave 2003). He teaches in the Department of Politics at the University of Virginia, USA.