LEADER 04389nam 2200697 450 001 9910453850203321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4008-5040-1 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400850402 035 $a(CKB)2550000001276254 035 $a(EBL)1603118 035 $a(OCoLC)877983249 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001194361 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11627558 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001194361 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11154559 035 $a(PQKB)10489981 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1603118 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0001059567 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse43437 035 $a(DE-B1597)453989 035 $a(OCoLC)984688464 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400850402 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001276254 100 $a20140530h20142014 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aNuclear strategy in the modern era $eregional powers and international conflict /$fVipin Narang 205 $aCourse Book 210 1$aPrinceton, New Jersey :$cPrinceton University Press,$d2014. 210 4$dİ2014 215 $a1 online resource (357 p.) 225 1 $aPrinceton Studies in International History and Politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-691-15982-3 311 0 $a0-691-15983-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tList of Figures and Tables --$tAcknowledgments --$tChapter One. Introduction --$tChapter Two. The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory --$tChapter Three. Pakistan --$tChapter Four. India --$tChapter Five. China --$tChapter Six. France --$tChapter Seven. Israel --$tChapter Eight. South Africa --$tChapter Nine. Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis --$tChapter Ten. Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior --$tChapter Eleven: Conclusion --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aThe world is in a second nuclear age in which regional powers play an increasingly prominent role. These states have small nuclear arsenals, often face multiple active conflicts, and sometimes have weak institutions. How do these nuclear states-and potential future ones-manage their nuclear forces and influence international conflict? Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia. Vipin Narang identifies the diversity of regional power nuclear strategies and describes in detail the posture each regional power has adopted over time. Developing a theory for the sources of regional power nuclear strategies, he offers the first systematic explanation of why states choose the postures they do and under what conditions they might shift strategies. Narang then analyzes the effects of these choices on a state's ability to deter conflict. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, he shows that, contrary to a bedrock article of faith in the canon of nuclear deterrence, the acquisition of nuclear weapons does not produce a uniform deterrent effect against opponents. Rather, some postures deter conflict more successfully than others. Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era considers the range of nuclear choices made by regional powers and the critical challenges they pose to modern international security. 410 0$aPrinceton studies in international history and politics. 606 $aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy$vCase studies 606 $aNuclear warfare$xGovernment policy$vCase studies 606 $aDeterrence (Strategy)$vCase studies 606 $aSecurity, International$vCase studies 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNuclear weapons$xGovernment policy 615 0$aNuclear warfare$xGovernment policy 615 0$aDeterrence (Strategy) 615 0$aSecurity, International 676 $a355.02/17 700 $aNarang$b Vipin$01041041 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910453850203321 996 $aNuclear strategy in the modern era$92464314 997 $aUNINA