Nuclear Pakistan is virtually, Pakistan's Islamic Nuclear Decoction. After the cession of Islamic States and the disintegration of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the destablishing process in the region has started. Pakistan's ambition to fill the void created by Weakening of Iraq and Iran and to emerge as the leader of the conglomeration of Islamic nations is a great threat to peace and s…
The book is an attempt to analyse recent trends in the nuclear non-proliferation diplomacy after the Gulf crisis, with a focus on efforts to strengthen the nuclear export control regime, IAEA 'Special Inspections' based on satellite intelligence, and US policy of establishing regional nuclear non-proliferation regimes. An attempt has been made to examine how the nuclear non-proliferation regime…
The four scenarios: the United States and its allies have begun to fear the imminent collapse of the nonproliferation regime * a state known to possess a nuclear weapons capability and suspected of possessing both chemical and biological weapons programs stands on the brink of political collapse * analysis of samples from multiple BioWatch sensors has identified a large-scale release of aerosol…
In May 1998 India tested a series of nuclear devices in Pokharan. Two weeks later Pakistan announced a matching series of its own tests. A year later, when the two countries had a bitter confrontation in Kargil, the worst fears of 'proliferation pessimists' appeared to be coming true. The alarm bells have never really stopped ringing since then. In Second Strike Rajesh Rajagopalan challenges mu…
Among the book's revelations: Iraq already has biological weapons and is capable of completing a nuclear weapon within months if international sanctions are lifted; Western corporations and governments facilitated Iraq's nuclear programmme by putting profits ahead of security and averting their eyes as Saddam obtained his necessary nuclear technology; if threatened, Saddam has sworn to create a…
Former U.N. Ambassador Dore Gold shows why engaging Iran through diplomacy is not only futile but also could be deadly. In the West, liberal politicians and pundits are calling for renewed diplomatic engagement with Iran, convinced that Tehran will respond to reason and halt its nuclear weapons program. Yet, countries have repeatedly tried diplomatic talks and utterly failed. In The Rise of Nuc…
This topical and important book comes at time when India's position on the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) has aroused controversy in International for a, when the international order and its attendant security compulsions are undergoing significant changes, and when the world is taking rapid technological strides.
In this third happy alliance between author and publisher, I am again greatly indebted to the sympathetic and sustaining staff at Lexington books.
An overview of the nuclear era examines the confrontations, key decisions, and personalities involved with nuclear policy from the Roosevelt administration to Reagan's presidential terms.