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Military rule is now a defining political factor in South Asia. Here’s how analysts can understand and account for it.
Paul Staniland
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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.
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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