Nuclear Escalation Ladders in South Asia

Abstract

This report consists of a preliminary analysis of the military and nuclear escalation ladders of India and Pakistan on one hand, and of India vis-a-vis China on the other the three geographically contiguous nuclear armed states in Asia. It seeks to assess these ladders as virtual realities, albeit evolving, of relations among the three nuclear-armed powers. It attempts to portray how they are perceived in terms of their deterrence properties, stability dynamics, and related risks of initiating armed conflict or escalating conflict to higher levels by the national actors concerned.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2011
Accession Number
ADA555250

Entities

People

  • Rodney W. Jones

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Agreements
  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Combat Areas
  • Geography
  • Military Aircraft
  • Military Exercises
  • Military Organizations
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • South Asia
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Warfare
  • Weapons Effects
  • Weapons Of Mass Destruction

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • International Relations and Conflict Resolution
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security