The Genesis of South Asian Nuclear Deterrence

Brigadier (Retired) Naeem Ahmad Salik is currently a Visiting Scholar at the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University at Washington, DC. Prior to joining SAIS he was a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution at Washington, DC from January 2006 to April 2007. He has also been a Visiting Fellow at the Henry L. Stimson Center at Washington, DC (1995) and Center for International Security and Cooperation (CISAC) at Stanford University (2004). He holds an M.Sc. in International Politics and Strategic Studies from the University of Wales, UK, an M.A. in History from the Punjab University and a B.Sc. Honors in War Studies from the Balochistan University.

FOREWORD ; PROLOGUE ; 1. Historical Background ; 2. Evolution of India's Nuclear Program ; 3. Pakistan's Nuclear Program ; 4. Indian and Pakistani Policies towards the Non-proliferation Regime ; 5. Nuclear Delivery Systems ; 6. Nuclear Doctrines and Command and Control ; 7. Deterrence Stability, Confidence Building Measures and Restraint Regime ; 8. The A.Q. Khan Affair ; 9. Nuclear Safety and Security ; 10. Epilogue ; INDEX