The Indo-Pakistani nuclear issue : a U.S. policy perspective.

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Wolf, John L.
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1992-06Advisor
Winterford, David
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Stockton, Paul N.
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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.
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