Title Nuclear strategy in the modern era : regional powers and international conflict / Vipin Narang

Published Princeton : Princeton University Press, 2014

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Description 1 online resource Series Princeton studies in international history and politics Princeton studies in international history and politics. Contents Introduction -- Sources of Regional Power Nuclear Postures : Optimization Theory -- Pakistan -- India -- China -- France -- Israel -- South Africa -- Deterring Unequally I: A Large-n Analysis -- Deterring Unequally II: Crises -- Conclusion Summary "The world is in a second nuclear age in which regional powers play an increasingly prominent role. These states have small nuclear arsenals, often face multiple active conflicts, and sometimes have weak institutions. How do these nuclear states--and potential future ones--manage their nuclear forces and influence international conflict? Examining the reasoning and deterrence consequences of regional power nuclear strategies, this book demonstrates that these strategies matter greatly to international stability and it provides new insights into conflict dynamics across important areas of the world such as the Middle East, East Asia, and South Asia. Vipin Narang identifies the diversity of regional power nuclear strategies and describes in detail the posture each regional power has adopted over time. Developing a theory for the sources of regional power nuclear strategies, he offers the first systematic explanation of why states choose the postures they do and under what conditions they might shift strategies. Narang then analyzes the effects of these choices on a state's ability to deter conflict. Using both quantitative and qualitative analysis, he shows that, contrary to a bedrock article of faith in the canon of nuclear deterrence, the acquisition of nuclear weapons does not produce a uniform deterrent effect against opponents. Rather, some postures deter conflict more successfully than others. Nuclear Strategy in the Modern Era considers the range of nuclear choices made by regional powers and the critical challenges they pose to modern international security"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- Case studies Nuclear warfare -- Government policy -- Case studies Deterrence (Strategy) -- Case studies Security, International -- Case studies POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- Arms Control. HISTORY -- Military -- Other. TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science. Deterrence (Strategy) Nuclear warfare -- Government policy. Nuclear weapons -- Government policy. Security, International. Genre/Form Case studies. Form Electronic book ISBN 9781400850402 1400850401 1306674417 9781306674416

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