U.S.-Pakistani Nuclear Relations: A Strategic Survey

Abstract

Since the creation of the independent states of India and Pakistan, South Asia has endured repeated wars and military crises, conflict in Kashmir, and mounting religious extremism. U.S. policy, meanwhile, has struggled to keep pace with the region s volatile and shifting dynamics. From the Cold War to the late 1990s, the United States championed nonproliferation in South Asia in order to limit potential flashpoints for nuclear war. The region had become a hotbed for conventional conflict in the decades since partition, with three Indo-Pakistani wars (1947, 1965, and 1971) and one Sino-Indian war (1962). The introduction of nuclear weapons into this milieu was viewed as dangerous. With India and Pakistan refusing to sign or accede to the Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT), the United States imposed sanctions and helped establish international export control regimes to prevent the subcontinent from obtaining the bomb.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
ADA612800

Entities

People

  • Feroz H. Khan
  • Ryan W. French

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Command And Control
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Employment
  • Fissile Materials
  • International Relations
  • Military Exercises
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Personnel Management
  • Recreation
  • Terrorism
  • Terrorists
  • Treaties

Readers

  • East Asian Political and Security Studies within the Soviet Union
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security