Indo-Pak Nuclear Dynamics: Why Cold War Lessons May Not Apply
The Cold War saw a series of serious efforts towards nuclear arms control. Cold War rivals—the Soviet Union and the United States—conceived the principles of […]
Category: Deterrence
Pakistan’s Naval Nuclear Ambitions: Concerns and Challenges
On March 29, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed in a press release that Pakistan had conducted another test of the Babur-3 nuclear-capable submarine-launched cruise […]
SAV Review: Evaluating the Normative Utility of the NWPT in South Asia
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, through its Doomsday Clock—the metaphorical clock whose hour hand is set to midnight, representing nuclear armageddon—has assessed the current […]
بھارت کا قابلِ اعتماد جوہری ڈیٹرنس اورکشیدگی کنٹرول میں اس کی مرکزیت
بھارت کا پاکستان کو ٹیکٹیکل ہتھیاروں کے استعمال میں پہل کی صلاحیت پر جوہری ردِعمل سے روکنے کی بحث آج بھی جاری ہے۔ نئی دہلی […]
SAV Review: Advancing Without Attacking in India-Pakistan Conflict Dynamics
In a recent article, “Advancing without Attacking: The Strategic Game around the Use of Force,” Dan Altman presents a new framework to study how states […]
Making India’s Nuclear Deterrence Credible: The Centrality of Escalation Control and Dominance
The debate on the nuclear threat that India poses to deter Pakistan’s first use of tactical nuclear weapons (TNWs) is ongoing. Traditionalists in New Delhi […]
The Cold Start Doctrine and India’s Compellence Woes
Yet again, South Asia watchers are concerned about the growing conflagration between India and Pakistan, as evidenced by constant ceasefire violations along the Line of […]
پاکستان کا جنگی جوہری (نظریہ) ڈاکٹرائن
پاک-بھارت افواج کے مابین حالیہ لفظی جنگ دونوں جوہری طاقتوں کے بیچ بڑھتی دشمنی کو ظاہر کرتی ہے اور اس میں مزید اضافے کا پتہ […]
Calling the Nuclear Bluff: A Case for Pakistan’s Warfighting Nuclear Doctrine
The recent war of words between the militaries of India and Pakistan epitomized the simmering rivalry between these nuclear-armed neighbors while amplifying the dangers of […]
Off Ramps Review: No Incentive for a Trilateral Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty
Editor’s note: This is the second piece in South Asian Voices’ review series of the Off Ramps Initiative, a Stimson Center project that examines the […]