16 Apr 2002

Nuclear Stability in South Asia
Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis (IFPA), Cambridge, MA/Washington DC, USA
Self-description: "This recently published study [by Andrew C. Winner and Toshi Yoshihara - ed.] [...] examines current and future Indian and Pakistan nuclear forces and doctrines. It also reviews past crises between the two states to identify patterns of escalation and de-escalation. It then posits potential future crises and how they may escalate to involve the use of nuclear weapons. Finally, based on this analysis, it provides policy recommendations for the U.S. government that could reduce the possibility that India and/or Pakistan would use nuclear weapons against one another in the future."
[The IFPA site provides a free access to the study in PDF format,1.6 MB strong - ed.]
URL http://www.ifpa.org/textonly/new/nuk-stab.htm
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Link reported by: Andrew C. Winner (winner@ifpa.org)
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