Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation
Subtitle: The Case of India-Pakistan (Asian Security Studies)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Routledge
Published: August 29, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780415375078
Subjects: Defence strategy, planning & research; Nuclear weapons; POLITICS & GOVERNMENT; History; Military; ASIA; History / Military / Nuclear Warfare; Military - Weapons
Description: This book argues that the acquisition of nuclear weapons by states keeps conflicts alive indefinitely, as they are maintained by frequent crises and low-to-medium intensity violence, rather than escalating to full-scale wars.