The Consequences of an Indo-Pakistani Nuclear War1

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ID12693179
AutoresRobert T Batcher (autor correspondente)
Ano2004
Volume6
Fascículo4
Páginas135-162
Data de publicação2004-12-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Studies Review (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1468-2486 • E-ISSN: 1521-9488
EditoraOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1111/j.1521-9488.2004.00453.x
OpenAlexW2105612320
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas8
Referências 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