India's Emerging Nuclear Posture
Subtitle: Between Recessed Deterrent and Ready Arsenal
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: September 25, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 427
ISBN-13: 9780833027818
Subjects: International relations; Nuclear weapons; c 1990 to c 2000; Political Freedom & Security - International Secur; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Political Science; Politics / Current Events; Politics/International Relations; India; Indian sub-continent; Political Science / General; International Relations - General; Deterrence (Strategy); Military policy
First sentence: After a hiatus of almost 24 years, India once again startled the world by resuming nuclear testing at a time when the international community had solemnly expressed a desire, through the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), to refrain from the field testing of nuclear explosives.
Description: "In this examination of India's nuclear strategy, RAND senior Asia specialist Ashley J. Tellis addresses issues in the context of a broader understanding of India's strategic interests, its institutional structures, and its security goals.

The author argues that the truth of the matter is much more complex than most analysts believe and that despite demonstrating an ability to successfully undertake nuclear explosions, India still has some way to go before it can acquire the capabilities that would make it a consequential nuclear power.".

"This book brings together the many pieces of India's nuclear puzzle and the ramifications for South Asia. The author examines the choices facing India from New Delhi's point of view in order to discern which future courses of action appear most appealing to Indian security managers. He details how such choices, if acted upon, would affect U.S. strategic interests, India's neighbors, and the world."--BOOK JACKET.