Nuclear Arms Race in South Asia? – An Analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 42 (3) ◽  
pp. 281-292
Author(s):  
G. Balachandran
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms

scholarly journals The India-Pakistani Military and Nuclear Arms Race in Post-Cold War Period: The Regional Security Complex in South Asia

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 165
Author(s):  
Arfin Sudirman
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Nuclear Material ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Regional Security ◽  
Post Cold War ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Terrorist Groups ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms

The article examines the India-Pakistani nuclear arms race and its effect to the regional security in South Asia today as a Cold War’s legacy. By using regional security complex theory and qualitative method, this article argues that the balance of power and security dilemma principles also work in the region level due to the fact that both countries use nuclear weapons as a deterrence power, a similar pattern that also occurred during the Cold War era. External power such as US, China and Russia are actually aggravating the situation by selling the nuclear material (such as uranium) and technology to both countries regardless the future consequence. However, since multipolar system gives level of threat into more complex and broader sectors of security issues-not to mention the existence of non state actors such as terrorist groups, the regional security in South Asia is essential to prevent further damage to the nearby region. Therefore, the role of international community such as the UN to restore order in the regions is vital.

Stopping the Indian Bomb

1987 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 593-609 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary Milhollin
Keyword(s):  
South Asia ◽  
Prime Minister ◽  
Atomic Bomb ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
The Past ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Enriched Uranium ◽  
Electronic Switches ◽  
Nuclear Arms

South Asia is now poised for a nuclear arms race. Pakistan has learned how to make enriched uranium—the material that destroyed Hiroshima— and has been buying the electronic switches and hollow steel spheres used for implosion. It has tested, successfully, an implosion bomb with a dummy core. On the Indian side, Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi has been saying that India could make an atomic bomb “in a matter of several weeks” and “could have done so for the past ten or eleven years.”

New ''Cold War''

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-34
Author(s):  
Vladimir Batiuk
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Nuclear Weapons ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Ideological Struggle ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Nuclear Arms

In this article, the ''Cold War'' is understood as a situation where the relationship between the leading States is determined by ideological confrontation and, at the same time, the presence of nuclear weapons precludes the development of this confrontation into a large-scale armed conflict. Such a situation has developed in the years 1945–1989, during the first Cold War. We see that something similar is repeated in our time-with all the new nuances in the ideological struggle and in the nuclear arms race.

scholarly journals Russell on technology and common sense

Human Affairs ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 518-525
Author(s):  
Stephen Leach
Keyword(s):  
Common Sense ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms

AbstractThis article examines the distinction that Russell drew between his work as a philosopher and his work as a journalist. It explains why, when warning against the threat posed by a nuclear arms race, Russell thought it better to write as a journalist (speaking on behalf of common sense) rather than as a philosopher. It is argued that to put aside philosophy in favour of common sense is, in this instance, a mistake.

The spiral of peril: a narrative of the nuclear arms race

1983 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip Morrison ◽  
Kosta Tsipis
Keyword(s):  
Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms

Where are We and the Nuclear Arms Race Headed?

1982 ◽  
Vol 79 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-585
Author(s):  
Richard Barnet
Keyword(s):  
Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race ◽  
Nuclear Arms

scholarly journals THE ROAD TO CHAGHI: A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON PAKISTAN’S NUCLEAR PROGRAM

2018 ◽  
Vol 57 (2) ◽  
pp. 113-124
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ali ◽  
Suwaibah Qadri ◽  
Rizwana Jabeen
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
South Asia ◽  
Arms Race ◽  
Historical Background ◽  
Western World ◽  
Nuclear Program ◽  
The Road ◽  
International Environment ◽  
Qualitative Work ◽  
Nuclear Arms Race

Nuclearization of South Asia always remains the most imperative concern for the international community particularly when In May 1998, India and Pakistan tested their nuclear devices which plunged South Asia into a relentless nuclear arms race. Since then, the nuclearization of South Asia has been a reality but the region is as insecure as it was before. Historically, Pakistan’s nuclear program has been a subject of contention with the Western world. Pakistan has worked hard and successfully to build diverse nuclear capabilities. It will preserve these capabilities for the predictable future as a necessary deterrent against perceived existential threats from India. The objective of this study is to provide historical background of the initiatives undertaken by Pakistan towards the development of its nuclear program and highlight the major challenges and hurdles that stood in the way of achieving this goal. Paper conclude that under the present turbulent regional and international environment, Pakistan should carefully weigh its options to become an internationally acceptable normal nuclear state without compromising its genuine security concerns. It is hoped that the finding of this qualitative work would not only facilitate scholars and experts of international relations, but also be a massive contribution for the students in this field.

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