LEADER 02737nam 2200601 a 450 001 9910455521803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-41622-7 010 $a9786612416224 010 $a0-275-99946-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000767718 035 $a(EBL)613108 035 $a(OCoLC)700699279 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000178370 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11167461 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000178370 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10221828 035 $a(PQKB)11283036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC613108 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL613108 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10323767 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL241622 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000767718 100 $a20080625d2008 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aIndia's nuclear policy$b[electronic resource] /$fBharat Karnad ; foreword by Stephen P. Cohen 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cPraeger Security International$d2008 215 $a1 online resource (236 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-275-99945-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [159]-208) and index. 327 $aNew 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. 330 $aThis 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 scient 606 $aNuclear energy$xGovernment policy$zIndia 606 $aNational security$zIndia 606 $aNuclear weapons$zIndia 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aNuclear energy$xGovernment policy 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aNuclear weapons 676 $a355.02/17 700 $aKarnad$b Bharat$0885084 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910455521803321 996 $aIndia's nuclear policy$91976168 997 $aUNINA