LEADER 02788nam 2200661Ia 450 001 9910822849603321 005 20240516190052.0 010 $a1-280-48740-2 010 $a9786613582638 010 $a0-8157-2267-2 035 $a(CKB)2560000000081593 035 $a(EBL)951450 035 $a(OCoLC)793206890 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000681544 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11390249 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000681544 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10663136 035 $a(PQKB)10517338 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse17742 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL951450 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10592155 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL358263 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC951450 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000081593 100 $a20120418d2012 uh 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aManaging India's nuclear forces /$fVerghese Koithara 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cBrookings Institution Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (314 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 1 $a0-8157-2266-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [275]-286) and index. 327 $aStrategic 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. 330 $aIndia 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, 606 $aNuclear arms control$zIndia 606 $aNuclear weapons$zIndia 606 $aStrategic forces$zIndia 607 $aIndia$xMilitary policy 615 0$aNuclear arms control 615 0$aNuclear weapons 615 0$aStrategic forces 676 $a327.54 676 $a355.02/170954 676 $a355.02170954 700 $aKoithara$b Verghese$f1940-$01593470 712 02$aBrookings Institution. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910822849603321 996 $aManaging India's nuclear forces$93913618 997 $aUNINA