India's Nuclear Proliferation Policy: The Impact of Secrecy on Decision Making, 1980-2010

ISBN-13: 9780367356286 / Angielski / Twarda / 2019 / 12 str.

Gaurav Kampani

Opis

This book examines India’s nuclear programme and shows how secrecy inhibits learning in states and corrodes the capacity of decision makers to generate optimal policy choices.

Spis treści

1. The Oddities of Indian Nuclear Behavior  2. Secrecy and State Learning  3. A Disaggregated Weapons Nuclear Option (1980–1989)  4. Behind the Veil of Nuclear Opacity (1990–1998)  5. The Challenges of Nuclear Operationalization (1999–2010)  6. Conclusion: Variations in Practices of Secrecy and Its Impact on Nuclear Outcomes

O autorze

Gaurav Kampani is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa, USA.