SAV Explainers – Nuclear Issues
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Nuclear BrahMos: On the Anvil?
In 2018, Joy Mitra examined the role of the BrahMos missile system in India's deterrence posture towards China and the potential ramifications this might have for broader strategic stability on the Subcontinent. His words, republished below, remain a timely assessment…
Is Nuclear Deterrence in The Cards for India and China?
The recent Ladakh military standoff between India and China has drawn significant concern and coverage due to its escalatory nature and the increasingly tense relationship between neighbors. The skirmishes resulted from Beijing’s objection to India’s construction of a road in…
Second Strike: Explaining Sea-Based Deterrence in South Asia
Submarine-based nuclear capabilities are considered the most survivable leg of a nuclear triad. While conventional submarines are constrained by their fuel requirements and limited underwater endurance, nuclear powered submarines have greater endurance and enhanced tactical and strategic capabilities. Both a…
Pakistan’s Full-Spectrum Deterrence: Trends and Trajectories
In 2018, Sannia Abdullah analyzed Pakistan’s evolving force posture and outlined what is entailed in Pakistan's nuclear doctrine of full-spectrum deterrence. With some analysts maintaining that Pakistan's full-spectrum deterrence posture vis-a-vis India shaped its response after Balakot, her words, reproduced…
China-Pakistan Nuclear Energy Cooperation: History and Key Debates
Pakistan’s looming economic crisis has only been worsened by an energy shortfall. Due to a lack of capacity in Pakistan’s electrical grid and the inefficient use of the available energy, Pakistan lost an average of USD $9.38 million per year…
SAV Explainer: U.S. Response to South Asia’s 1998 Nuclear Tests
Why did India and Pakistan test nuclear weapons in May 1998, and how did the United States and the international community respond? This SAV Explainer pieces together the details, aided by expert analysis from practitioners and scholars on Strategic Learning.…