02788nam 2200661Ia 450 991082284960332120240516190052.01-280-48740-297866135826380-8157-2267-2(CKB)2560000000081593(EBL)951450(OCoLC)793206890(SSID)ssj0000681544(PQKBManifestationID)11390249(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681544(PQKBWorkID)10663136(PQKB)10517338(MdBmJHUP)muse17742(Au-PeEL)EBL951450(CaPaEBR)ebr10592155(CaONFJC)MIL358263(MiAaPQ)EBC951450(EXLCZ)99256000000008159320120418d2012 uh 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrManaging India's nuclear forces /Verghese Koithara1st ed.Washington, 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 multidisciplinary understanding 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,Nuclear arms controlIndiaNuclear weaponsIndiaStrategic forcesIndiaIndiaMilitary policyNuclear arms controlNuclear weaponsStrategic forces327.54355.02/170954355.02170954Koithara Verghese1940-1593470Brookings Institution.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910822849603321Managing India's nuclear forces3913618UNINA