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India and Pakistan's Nuclear Capabilities

There is great uncertainty over the number, location and operational status of the nuclear weapons held by India and Pakistan. The project has prepared a short overview of the two nations' nuclear capabilities drawn from extensive analysis from the latest Carnegie study, Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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Published on Jun 7, 2002

There is great uncertainty over the number, location and operational status of the nuclear weapons held by India and Pakistan. The project has prepared a short overview of the two nations' nuclear capabilities drawn from extensive analysis from the latest Carnegie study, Deadly Arsenals: Tracking Weapons of Mass Destruction.

For the Nuclear Overview, Please Click Here

Additional Resources:

  • "Experts Weigh U.S. Role as India-Pakistan Tensions Rise," A Carnegie Event, 6 June 2002- Listen to the Audio From This Event
  • "A New Equation: U.S. Policy Toward India and Pakistan After September 11," Carnegie Working Paper by Lee Feinstein, James C. Clad, Lewis A. Dunn and David Albright, May 2002
  • "Political Tragedy For U.S., Musharraf," Chicago Tribune Op-Ed by George Perkovich, 28 April 2002
  • "Bad-Mouthing as Doctrine," Hindustan Times, 7 June 2002
  • "US Assured Pakistan Will Not Begin War: Musharraf, Armitage Hold Talks," Dawn, 6 June 2002
  • "No Alternative to Peace: Jaswant," Times of India, 6 June 2002
  • "Contradiction in Words," The News, 6 June 2002
  • Carnegie South Asia Resource Page

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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