South Asia on a Short Fuse : Nuclear Politics and the future of Global disarmament - Bidwai, Praful; Vanaik, Achin (Karachi : Oxford University Press, 2003)
Ch One: The Top Story of the Century: Nuclearism: Sanctification or Popularization? Hollywood and the Bomb, What this book is About The General Perspective. Ch Two: The Global Context-I, BLOC RIVALRY AND THE High Noon of Nuclearsim: The General Politics of the Cold War Era, Nuclearism during the cold War, Massive Retaliation to Flexible Response, Arms Race Management to the Second Cold war. Ch Three: The Global context-II, Hesitant But New: Disarmament Momentum, After the cold War: Six Renunciations, Negative and Positive Consequences, Nato Enlargment and Stockpile Stewardship, indefinite Extension of the NPT, A Spate of New initiatives and the World court verdict. Ch Four: The Road to Pokharan-II and Chagai, The Fateful days of May 1998, Washinton Misjudges Sinals From India, Vajpayee$1 (Bs rationalization. BOX 1: Safe tests and Popular Doubts: official Claims and people$1 (Bs experience don$1 (Bt Match India, Pakistan under Flak. Special Section Historic Degeneration: Evolution of India$1 (Bs Nuclear Policy: 1947 to the Mid-1960s: Phase I Abstinence in the Nehru Era, Mid-1960s to 1974: Phase II Preparations for the 1974Test, 1974 to 1995-6: Phase III, Ambiguity and its Degradation, 1996 to May 1998: Phase IV Collapse of Ambiguity, slippage into Nuclear deterrence. Annexe 1: Willie Rivalry: What is the Truth About the Yields of Indian and Pakistani Tests? Ch five: South Asia in the Nuclear Trap: The Causes and Consequences of Crossing the Threshold: False Explanations, A Sino-Pakistan Axis? Hypocrisy and the bomb, Nuclear nationalism: the sangh Factor, Hardliners Muscle-Flexing, Nuclearization$1 (Bs Horrendous Costs, The Domestic Fallout, Pakistan in Imitation mode, Islamabad$1 (Bs search for parity, inviting ruin, Setback to democratization. Ch Six: Indefensible Arms: The Ethics of War and Nuclear Weapons, Uniquely Immoral, Just and Unjust Wars. BOX 2 Toys for the Boys: How Nuclearism Works Against women: Indiscriminate destruction, Why Nuclear deterrence is Abhorrent, The Pax Christi Bishops$1 (BArgument, The Gandhi-Nehur Legacy and its degradation, Militarist nationalism in India, The Anomalies of Ambiguity, Gandhi$1 (Bs Second Assassination, A distinctive Insensitivity, Celebrating Mass Destruction. Ch Seven: An Unaffordable Arsenal: The Likely costs of a Credible Minimum Deterrent: Blowing up s
South Asia On A Short Fuse (Nuclear Politics and The Future of Global Disarmament)
In English
Hbk.
Keywords: Nuclear Weapons -- South Asia