Nuclear strategy in the modern era regional powers and international conflict.

The 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 a...

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Main Author:	Narang, Vipin
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Princeton, N.J Princeton University Press 2014
Edition:	1
Series:	Princeton Studies in International History and Politics
Subjects:	Aircraft Arms Control Ballistic missile Ballistic missile submarine Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Calculation Case studies China Cold War Conventional weapon Counterforce Credible minimum deterrence De facto Deterrence (Strategy) Deterrence (Strategy) > Case studies Early modern Europe Foreign policy Global catastrophic risk Government policy Gulf War High-value target Indian Army India–Pakistan relations Inference International Relations International security Kargil War Massive retaliation Materiel Militarized interstate dispute Military doctrine Military operation Missile defense National security Neorealism (international relations) Nuclear blackmail Nuclear power Nuclear proliferation Nuclear reactor Nuclear strategy Nuclear umbrella Nuclear warfare Nuclear warfare > Government policy > Case studies Nuclear weapon Nuclear weapons Nuclear weapons > Government policy > Case studies Nuclear weapons testing Pakistan Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction Peacetime People's Liberation Army Rocket Force POLITICAL SCIENCE POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General Pre-emptive nuclear strike Prediction Preventive war Princeton University Press Regional power Scott Sagan Security studies Security, International Security, International > Case studies Short-range ballistic missile Sino-Soviet split South Asia Soviet Union Strategic nuclear weapon Submarine-launched ballistic missile Superiority (short story) Tactical nuclear weapon Technological determinism Technology Territorial integrity Thermonuclear weapon Total war Uncertainty United States Intelligence Community War Warsaw Pact Weapon of mass destruction Weapon system Yom Kippur War Warsaw Pact Military operation Credible minimum deterrence Missile defense International relations Neorealism (international relations) Nuclear blackmail Early modern Europe Preventive war Technology Gulf War Calculation Thermonuclear weapon National security Total war Territorial integrity Weapon system Conventional weapon High-value target Massive retaliation Prediction Strategic nuclear weapon Inference Nuclear reactor Peacetime Submarine-launched ballistic missile Cold War Sino-Soviet split Ballistic missile Technological determinism Indian Army Nuclear warfare Nuclear umbrella Kargil War Pre-emptive nuclear strike Uncertainty Ballistic missile submarine Security studies War Regional power De facto Nuclear weapon Nuclear proliferation Pakistan India–Pakistan relations China Counterforce Nuclear strategy Nuclear weapons testing International security People's Liberation Army Rocket Force Pakistan and weapons of mass destruction Scott Sagan Materiel Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists South Asia Nuclear power Military doctrine Princeton University Press Weapon of mass destruction Foreign policy Yom Kippur War Global catastrophic risk Superiority (short story) Tactical nuclear weapon United States Intelligence Community Short-range ballistic missile Militarized interstate dispute Aircraft Soviet Union
ISBN:	9780691159829, 0691159831, 9780691159836, 0691159823, 1400850401, 9781400850402
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Table of Contents:

Nuclear strategy in the modern era : regional powers and international conflict -- Contents -- Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One: Introduction -- Chapter Two: The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory -- Chapter Three: Pakistan -- Chapter Four: India -- Chapter Five: China -- Chapter Six: France -- Chapter Seven: Israel -- Chapter Eight: South Africa -- Chapter Nine: Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis -- Chapter Ten: Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior -- Chapter Eleven: Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
Front Matter Table of Contents List of Figures and Tables ACKNOWLEDGMENTS CHAPTER ONE: Introduction CHAPTER TWO: The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: CHAPTER THREE: Pakistan CHAPTER FOUR: India CHAPTER FIVE: China CHAPTER SIX: France CHAPTER SEVEN: Israel CHAPTER EIGHT: South Africa CHAPTER NINE: Deterring Unequally I: CHAPTER TEN: Deterring Unequally II: CHAPTER ELEVEN: Conclusion BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Bibliography Index 11. Conclusion 10. Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior 9. Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis 8. South Africa 7. Israel 6. France 5. China 4. India 3. Pakistan 2. The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory 1. Introduction Contents List of Figures and Tables Acknowledgments Title page, Copyright Cover
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures and Tables -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory -- Chapter 3 Pakistan -- Chapter 4 India -- Chapter 5 China -- Chapter 6 France -- Chapter 7 Israel -- Chapter 8 South Africa -- Chapter 9 Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis -- Chapter 10 Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior -- Chapter 11 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter Five. China
Chapter Ten. Deterring Unequally II: Regional Power Nuclear Postures and Crisis Behavior
Index
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Chapter Four. India
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Chapter Eleven: Conclusion
Chapter Eight. South Africa
Contents
Chapter One. Introduction
Acknowledgments
Frontmatter --
Chapter Two. The Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures: Posture Optimization Theory
Chapter Three. Pakistan
Chapter Six. France
Bibliography
Chapter Seven. Israel
Chapter Nine. Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis