Nuclear Deterrence in the Twentieth Century : The Impact of Atomic Weapons on Conflict between Interstate Dyads


James F. Pasley
Bok Engelsk 2010 · Electronic books.
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Lewiston : : The Edwin Mellen Press, , 2010.
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1 online resource (128 p.)
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Description based upon print version of record.. - NUCLEAR DETERRENCE IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY: The Impact of Atomic Weaponson Conflict Between Interstate Dyads; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations: Tables, Figures; Foreword; Chapter One: Inroduction; Chapter Two: Crisis and Nuclear Weaponry; Chapter Three: The Impact of Nuclear Weapons on Conflict Escalation; Chapter Four: The Nuclear Evolution of the Indo-Pakistani Relationship in Jammu and Kashmir; Chapter Five: US Nuclear Policy and the Future of Nuclear Weapons; Chapter Six: Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. - 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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