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15 Aug 2014

NATO’s perceived military inferiority against Warsaw Pact forces is regularly called upon to justify Pakistan’s pursuit of battlefield nuclear weapons. Yet, as the author of this paper reveals, there’s plenty of historical evidence to suggest that Islamabad should not rely on such weapons to keep India’s military might in check.

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Author Jaganath Sankaran
Series ISN Articles
Publisher International Relations and Security Network (ISN)
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