Nuclear weapons in South Asia: More may be manageable
Titel:
Nuclear weapons in South Asia: More may be manageable
Auteur:
Arquilla, John
Verschenen in:
Comparative strategy
Paginering:
Jaargang 16 (1997) nr. 1 pagina's 13-31
Jaar:
1997-01
Inhoud:
The character of the burgeoning nuclear rivalry between India and Pakistan suggests that, in the post-cold war world, the spread of weapons of mass destruction may increase the likelihood of lower intensity conventional conflict rather than that of total war. In South Asia, where ethnic, religious, and territorial disputes persist, the mutual fear of big weapons may help to form a set of “rules of the game,” adherence to which will allow limited but not excessive use of force in pursuit of national aims. However, insufficiently formed military command, control, and strategic nuclear doctrine in India and Pakistan, along with ill-focused, tardy Western pressure to stem the tide of proliferation in South Asia, may create serious problems for the careful management of a fractious relationship between two democracies that have much to quarrel about.
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