Overview

This work offers both qualitative and quantitative analyses of how the presence of nuclear weapons effects conflict escalation rates among international states. The qualitative section of the book focuses on the volatile Indo-Pakistani relationship and clearly demonstrates that the addition of nuclear weapons has served to retard conflict escalation between the two.

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Author:   James F. Pasley
Publisher:   The Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
Imprint:   Edwin Mellen Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9780773437067

ISBN 10:   0773437061
Pages:   150
Publication Date:   July 2010
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1. THE THREAT AND PROMISE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; 2. CRISIS AND NUCLEAR WEAPONRY; -Nuclear Optimism; -Pax Atomica; -Crises and Nuclear Weapons; -Opaque Proliferants; -Games of Chicken; -Conflict Escalation and Nuclear Weapons; 3. THE IMPACT OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS ON CONFLICT ESCALATION; -Dependent Variable: Conflict Escalation; -Independent Variables; 4. THE NUCLEAR EVOLUTION OF THE INDO-PAKISTANI RELATIONSHIP IN JAMMU AND KASHMIR; -Background: Indo-Pakistani Security Policy; -Alliance Membership; -Geographic Proximity; -1947-48 Dispute Over Jammu and Kashmir; -1965 Dispute Over Jammu and Kashmir; -1990 Dispute Over Jammu and Kashmir; -1999 Dispute Over Jammu and Kashmir; -Alternate Explanations for De-escalations; -Prospects for Nuclear Reversal; 5. US NUCLEAR POLICY AND THE FUTURE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS; -US Policy Towards Nuclear Weapons; -The Future of Nuclear Weapons; -RMA; -Precision Strike and Delivery; -Information Warfare; -Robotics and Nanotechnology; -Space Technology; -Time's Arrow; 6. CONCLUSION; BIBLIOGRAPHY.; INDEX.

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This text is a fascinating analysis of the role nuclear weapons play in interstate dyads. While it correctly stops short of endorsing nuclear proliferation, it does show that the presence of nuclear weapons in interstate conflict dyads might not be as dark a prospect as one might believe. -Prof. Eugene R. Wittkopf Louisiana State University ... [an] interesting and solid study... This work adds to scholarship in the field of international relations by lending strong support to the theoretical work done by nuclear optimists... -Prof. Nicholas C. Long Northwestern State University

"""This text is a fascinating analysis of the role nuclear weapons play in interstate dyads. While it correctly stops short of endorsing nuclear proliferation, it does show that the presence of nuclear weapons in interstate conflict dyads might not be as dark a prospect as one might believe."" -Prof. Eugene R. Wittkopf Louisiana State University ""... [an] interesting and solid study... This work adds to scholarship in the field of international relations by lending strong support to the theoretical work done by nuclear optimists..."" -Prof. Nicholas C. Long Northwestern State University"""

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