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17 Jul 2017
How should India respond to the growing nuclear capabilities of Pakistan and China? This paper argues that rather than compete with its neighbors, India should pledge to avoid open-ended growth in warhead numbers and the acquisition of new nuclear war-fighting capabilities. The text´s author believes this would allow India, China and Pakistan to adopt credible minimum deterrence postures and avoid a wasteful, dangerous competition over the development of new counterforce capabilities.
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Author | Manpreet Sethi |
Series | Stimson Occasional Papers and Reports |
Publisher | Stimson Center |
Copyright | © 2017 Stimson Center |