| India's Evolving Nuclear Force And Its Implications For U.S. Strategy In The Asia-Pacific Contributor(s): (Ssi), Strategic Studies Institute (Author) (Ssi), Strategic Studies Institute (Author), Joshi, Yogesh (Author), O'Donnell, Frank (Author) |
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ISBN: 1365522040 ISBN-13: 9781365522048 Publisher: Lulu.com OUR PRICE: $16.63 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Reference |
| Physical Information: 0.24" H x 6" W x 9" (0.35 lbs) 100 pages |
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| Publisher Description: As India rises in the international system, its foreign and defense policies are attaining greater influence in shaping global security. This Letort Paper explores Indian nuclear policy approaches and views, and makes a major contribution to our understanding of this factor of growing significance in Asian security. India's nuclear arsenal development is generating new technical options for its nuclear strategy. India is developing intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM)-range Agni-V and Agni-VI ballistic missiles, and is claiming that these will be able to host multiple nuclear warheads. It is also building a new generation of short-range and potentially nuclear-capable ballistic missiles, and fielding an indigenous naval nuclear force. However, as these advancements interact with those of India's strategic rivals, China and Pakistan, they threaten to blur nuclear thresholds and elevate the risk of inadvertent nuclear escalation due to misperception. |