Nuclear India in the Twenty-First Century

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Whither Nuclear India?....Pages 3-24
What Makes The Indian Bomb Tick?....Pages 25-60
Front Matter....Pages 61-61
India and the International Nuclear Order....Pages 63-84
India, the International System, and Nuclear Weapons....Pages 85-104
India’ Force Planning Imperative: The Thermonuclear Option....Pages 105-138
Why Do States Acquire Nuclear Weapons? Comparing the Cases of India and France....Pages 139-160
The International Dynamics of a Nuclear India....Pages 161-175
Front Matter....Pages 177-177
India’ Nuclear Technology Policy: Capabilities and the Aftermath of Testing....Pages 179-188
Ballistic Missiles: Complicating the Nuclear Quagmire....Pages 189-209
Nuclear Weapons and The Indian Armed Forces....Pages 211-227
Front Matter....Pages 229-229
The Economic Costs and Benefits of Nuclear Weapons....Pages 231-238
The Domestic Consequences of India’ Nuclear Tests....Pages 239-258
The Costs of Nuclear Weapons in South Asia....Pages 259-276
India’ Energy Policy and Nuclear Weapons Program....Pages 277-296
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
On The “Lessons” of South Asian Proliferation....Pages 299-308
Back Matter....Pages 309-316