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India's nuclear bomb: The Impact on global proliferation

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In May 1998, India shocked the world—as well as many of its own citizens—by detonating five nuclear weapons in the Rajasthan desert. This landmark act raised central questions: Why did India pursue nuclear weapon status at a time when 149 nations had signed a ban on nuclear testing? What prompted India’s new Hindu nationalist government to depart from decades of nuclear restraint? And how had U.S. nonproliferation policy influenced India’s decisions?

India’s Nuclear Bomb is the definitive, comprehensive history of how the world’s largest democracy grappled with the twin desires to possess and to renounce nuclear weapons. Drawing from extensive interviews with India’s key scientists, military leaders, diplomats, and politicians, as well as newly declassified U.S. documents, George Perkovich reveals significant historical insights into India’s nuclear strategy. His analysis uncovers the cultural, ethical, and postcolonial influences shaping India’s seemingly paradoxical stance, showing that India’s evolving self-perception has played as large a role in its nuclear policy as external threats.

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Ketersediaan

PMKAA00865

355.02 PER i

Museum KAA (India)

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

355.02 PER i

Penerbit

London : University of California Press., 1999

Deskripsi Fisik

xiii, 597 pages ; 25 cm

Bahasa

English

ISBN/ISSN

0-520-21772-1

Klasifikasi

355.02

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Tipe Media

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Tipe Pembawa

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Edisi

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Subjek

Nuclear weapons--India

Info Detail Spesifik

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Pernyataan Tanggungjawab

George Perkovich

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