The Indo-Pakistani nuclear issue : a U.S. policy perspective.
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Authors
Wolf, John L.
Subjects
United States
India
Pakistan
U.S. -Indian Relations
U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Nuclear Weapons
Nonproliferation
U.S. Foreign Policy
India
Pakistan
U.S. -Indian Relations
U.S.-Pakistan Relations
Nuclear Weapons
Nonproliferation
U.S. Foreign Policy
Advisors
Winterford, David
Date of Issue
1992-06
Date
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
en_US
Abstract
This thesis examines U.S. nonproliferation policy and the problem of nuclear
proliferation in India and Pakistan. Its central hypothesis is that the end of the Cold War
has created an opportunity to advance US. nonproliferation interests and work with both
India and Pakistan to reduce the threat of a nuclear confrontation on the Indian
Subcontinent. The thesis assesses both the motives for and the current status of the nuclear
weapons programs in India and Pakistan. It also presents some plausible scenarios
concerning future courses those programs could take. Finally, it presents a set of policy
recommendations directed toward reducing Indo-Pakistani nuclear tensions and laying the
foundation to make a future South Asian nuclear nonproliferation regime possible.
Ultimately, this approach would create safer, more stable security arrangements for India
and Pakistan and further reduce the threat from nuclear weapons in the post-Cold War
world.
Type
Thesis
Description
Series/Report No
Department
National Security Affairs (NSA)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
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NPS Report Number
Sponsors
Funder
Format
94 p.;28 cm.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.