The Consequences of an Indo-Pakistani Nuclear War1

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12693179
AutoresRobert T Batcher (autor de correspondencia)
Año2004
Volumen6
Número4
Páginas135-162
Fecha de publicación2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInternational Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1468-2486 • E-ISSN: 1521-9488
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1521-9488.2004.00453.x
OpenAlexW2105612320
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas1

This essay evaluates the likely consequences of a hypothetical nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan by estimating the civilian casualties that would result from nuclear attacks on targets within the two countries. Why India and Pakistan require nuclear weapons or the political situations that might lead to nuclear war are not addressed, but given the tension between India and Pakistan over Kashmir and the fact that they have fought multiple wars and have had numerous other military engagements since their independence in 1947 provides ample context for investigation. There are a wide variety of nuclear wars that could be fought depending on the countries' targeting goals which themselves will reflect the motivations behind the use of nuclear weapons. For this analysis, the variety of nuclear wars between India and Pakistan are characterized through a number of representative target sets describing city center, strategic military, and transportation and power-grid types of

Context (archaeology · Development economics · Economics · Geography · Independence (probability theory · Nuclear ethics · Nuclear power · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Variety (cybernetics · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense