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ID166011
Title ProperPakistan’s Nuclear Ambitions
Other Title Informationthe debate over doctrine
LanguageENG
AuthorHuazhong Tu (제1)1 , Prashant Kumar Singh (교신)2 , Nan You (교신)3 , 두보 /Tu Bo (참여)4 ;  Tu, Huazhong ;  Singh, Prashant Kumar ;  You, Nan ;  Bo, Tu
Summary / Abstract (Note)This study analyzes the debate on Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program among the Pakistani elites, who include scientists, strategists and politicians. The study examines the nuclear doctrine that emerges from this, as well as the likely ways in which it can impact peace and stability on the Indian subcontinent. It also underlines the possible inuence of the Pakistani nuclear doctrine on the nuclear doctrine of other “unrecognized” emerging nuclear weapon states such as North Korea. After its creation and independence in August 1947, Pakistan’s elites considered survival to be the primary national strategic objective of the country in the harsh international environment, especially with regards to India. This understanding shaped Pakistan’s security policy in the early years, post August 1947. The three wars Pakistan fought with India proved that the collective security policy and the anti-nuclear weapons advocacy by Pakistani defensive realists was not the best strategy in the prevailing security environment. In this backdrop, the Multan meeting in January 1972 initiated a fierce debate on whether a nuclear weapons program was the best strategy for ensuring national security. The participants included defensive realists, offensive realists, liberals and separatists. The offensive realists won the debate, shaped Pakistan’s nuclear policy, and initiated its nuclear weapons program. Separatists here refer to the sub-nationalist forces that seek political separation from Pakistan.
`In' analytical NoteKorean Journal of Defence Analysis Vol. 31, No.2; Jun 2019: p.273-91
Journal SourceKorean Journal of Defence Analysis Vol: 31 No 2
Key WordsLiberalism ;  Nuclear doctrine ;  Offensive Realism ;  Defensive Realism ;  Pakistani Nuclear Debate


 
 
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