02844nam 2200661Ia 450 991046570590332120200520144314.01-280-48740-297866135826380-8157-2267-2(CKB)2560000000081593(EBL)951450(OCoLC)793206890(SSID)ssj0000681544(PQKBManifestationID)11390249(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681544(PQKBWorkID)10663136(PQKB)10517338(MiAaPQ)EBC951450(MdBmJHUP)muse17742(Au-PeEL)EBL951450(CaPaEBR)ebr10592155(CaONFJC)MIL358263(EXLCZ)99256000000008159320120418d2012 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManaging India's nuclear forces[electronic resource] /Verghese KoitharaWashington, D.C. Brookings Institution Pressc20121 online resource (314 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8157-2266-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and index.Strategic considerations -- The challenge of deterrence -- A unique nuclear path -- The triad -- Nuclear hardware -- Hardware to forces -- Operational level management -- India's nuclear force management system -- Nuclear strategy -- Development of nuclear forces -- The 'use' of nuclear forces -- The many-faceted challenge.India is now enmeshed in the deterrence game-actively with its traditional adversary Pakistan, and potentially with China. At the same time it is finding easier access to fissile materials and strategic technologies. In order to deal with these developments safely and wisely, the nation needs a much more sophisticated and multidisciplinaryunderstanding of the strategic, technological, operational, and cost issues involved in nuclear matters.In this important book, Indian strategic analyst Verghese Koithara explains and evaluates India's nuclear force management, encouraging a broad pNuclear arms controlIndiaNuclear weaponsIndiaStrategic forcesIndiaIndiaMilitary policyElectronic books.Nuclear arms controlNuclear weaponsStrategic forces327.54355.02/170954355.02170954Koithara Verghese1940-894763Brookings Institution.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465705903321Managing India's nuclear forces1999038UNINA