Nuclear Weapons and Conflict Transformation: The Case of India-Pakistan

by Saira Khan

Overview

This new volume explores what the acquisition of nuclear weapons means for the life of a protracted conflict.The book argues that the significance of the possession of nuclear weapons in conflict resolution has been previously overlooked. Saira Khan argues that the acquisition of nuclear weapons by states keeps conflicts alive indefinitely, as

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134188123
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/09/2008
Series:	Asian Security Studies
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	216
File size:	517 KB

About the Author

Saira Khan

Table of Contents

IntroductionPart 1: Theory 1. Studies on Conflict Transformation2. Scholarship on Ramifications of Nuclear Weapons Acquisition3. Elucidating Conflict Transformation with Nuclear WeaponsPart 2: The India-Pakistan Protracted Conflict 4. Life of the Protracted Conflict5. Introduction of Nuclear Weapons in the Conflict6. Crises and Wars in the Pre-Nuclear Period7. Crises and Non-escalation in the Nuclear Period8. Futile Peace Initiatives in the Midst of Violence9. Conflict Transformed10. Potential for Conflict Termination.Conclusion.Bibliography