INDIA-PAKISTAN NUCLEAR DYNAMICS
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) in Asia – Pacific
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Managing the China, India and Pakistan Nuclear Trilemma: Ensuring Nuclear Stability in the New Nuclear Age
At one level, the existing nuclear order has been a success – the nuclear taboo has held for over 75 years; nuclear weapon stockpiles have come down from 70000 weapons in the early 1980s to 15000 today; and only four countries are outside the NPT. And yet, there is a chorus of concern that nuclear risks are rising. Why?
A paper published by the Journal for Peace and Disarmament that will appear later in 2023 as a chapter in a forthcoming title
Nuclear Asymmetry and Escalation Dynamics
In a paper for the Chao Track (a Track II initiative between India and Pakistan) I examine the nuclear dynamics between India and Pakistan by examining the various crises that have challenged the leadership in both countries since the 1980s. Conclusion-the two countries must have a strategic dialogue to ensure that miscalculations do not lead to inadvertent escalation.
Nuclear Order in the Twenty-First Century
Revitalizing Pursuit of Nuclear Disarmament
RAKESH SOOD 