02737nam 2200601 a 450 991045552180332120200520144314.01-282-41622-797866124162240-275-99946-7(CKB)1000000000767718(EBL)613108(OCoLC)700699279(SSID)ssj0000178370(PQKBManifestationID)11167461(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178370(PQKBWorkID)10221828(PQKB)11283036(MiAaPQ)EBC613108(Au-PeEL)EBL613108(CaPaEBR)ebr10323767(CaONFJC)MIL241622(EXLCZ)99100000000076771820080625d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIndia's nuclear policy[electronic resource] /Bharat Karnad ; foreword by Stephen P. CohenWestport, Conn. Praeger Security International20081 online resource (236 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-275-99945-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-208) and index.New attractions of the bomb: the nuclearized international milieu -- Laying the foundation: India's nuclear and missile capabilities and minimum deterrence concept, 1947-1998 -- Maturing nuclear and missile capabilities and minimum credible deterrence strategy, post-1998 -- Southern Asia: limited war, potential nuclear crises, India-US nuclear deal.This book examines the Indian nuclear policy, doctrine, strategy and posture, clarifying the elastic concept of credible minimum deterrence at the center of the country's approach to nuclear security. This concept, Karnad demonstrates, permits the Indian nuclear forces to be beefed up, size and quality-wise, and to acquire strategic reach and clout, even as the qualifier minimum suggests an overarching concern for moderation and economical use of resources, and strengthens India's claims to be a responsible nuclear weapon state.Based on interviews with Indian political leaders, nuclear scientNuclear energyGovernment policyIndiaNational securityIndiaNuclear weaponsIndiaElectronic books.Nuclear energyGovernment policyNational securityNuclear weapons355.02/17Karnad Bharat885084MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455521803321India's nuclear policy1976168UNINA