{"product_id":"indias-nuclear-bomb-the-impact-on-global-proliferation-philip-elilienthal-book-in-asian-studies-9780520232105","title":"Indias Nuclear Bomb The Impact on Global","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn May 1998, India shocked the world - and many of its own citizens - by detonating five nuclear weapons in the Rajasthan desert. This title presents a comprehensive history of how the world's largest democracy, has grappled with the twin desires to have and to renounce the bomb.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One does not have to agree with all of Mr. Perkovich's arguments to recognize that much of what passes as conventional wisdom in international relations today is simply not true. Accordingly, his book is a useful antidote to many of the illusions of our age.\" - Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times \"Meticulously researched and well-written.\" - The Economist \"Perkovich's epic book provides not only one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts of India's nuclear weapon programme but also one of the most cogent constructions of India's nuclear rationale.\" - W.P.S. Sidhu, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest \"Perkovich has written the definitive account of nuclear decision-making in India. At the same time, he makes a major contribution to nonproliferation scholarship in general.\" - R.A. Strong, Choice \"An extraordinary and perhaps definitive account of 50 years of Indian nuclear policymaking.\" - Foreign Affairs \"Essential reading for those concerned with the issue of non-proliferation.\" - Robert W. Cahn, Nature \"The most authoritative and exhaustive account so far of the development of India's nuclear programme since independence. This meticulously researched volume is an outstanding contribution to a subject mired in deliberate misunderstandings.\" - Gurharpal Singh, Times Higher Education Supplement \"No book written in recent times - in fact, at any time since 1947 - on India's nuclear bomb can be compared to George Perkovich's book in its wide coverage, insightful research and sheer objectivity. In all these three departments this book excels beyond measure.\" - M. V. Kamath, The Daily Mail (India) \"Rich, definitive...at all times fair. It is hard to see how it will be superseded.\" - Lawrence Freedman, Times Literary Supplement\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ONE\u003cbr\u003e Developing the Technological Base for the Nuclear Option\u003cbr\u003e 1948-1963\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TWO\u003cbr\u003e The First Compromise Shift toward a \"Peaceful Nuclear Explosive\"\u003cbr\u003e 1964\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THREE\u003cbr\u003e The Search for Help Abroad and the Emergence of Nonproliferation\u003cbr\u003e DECEMBER 1964-AUGUST 1965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOUR\u003cbr\u003e War and Leadership Transitions at Home\u003cbr\u003e AUGUST 1965-MAY 1966\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FIVE\u003cbr\u003e The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Secretly Renewed Work on a Nuclear Explosive\u003cbr\u003e 1966-1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SIX\u003cbr\u003e Political Tumult and Inattention to the Nuclear Program\u003cbr\u003e 1969-1971\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e SEVEN\u003cbr\u003e India Explodes a \"Peaceful\" Nuclear Device\u003cbr\u003e 1971- 1974\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e EIGHT\u003cbr\u003e The Nuclear Program Stalls\u003cbr\u003e 1975-1980\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NINE\u003cbr\u003e More Robust Nuclear Policy Is Considered\u003cbr\u003e 1980-1984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TEN\u003cbr\u003e Nuclear Capabilities Grow and Policy Ambivalence Remains\u003cbr\u003e NOVEMBER 1984-DECEMBER1987\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ELEVEN\u003cbr\u003e The Nuclear Threat Grows Amid Political Uncertainty\u003cbr\u003e 1988-1990\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e TWELVE\u003cbr\u003e American Nonproliferation Initiatives Flounder\u003cbr\u003e 1991- 1994\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e THIRTEEN\u003cbr\u003e India Verges on Nuclear Tests\u003cbr\u003e 1995-MAY 1996\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FOURTEEN\u003cbr\u003e India Rejects the CTBT\u003cbr\u003e JUNE 1996-DECEMBER 1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e FIFTEEN\u003cbr\u003e The Bombs That Roared\u003cbr\u003e 1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion:\u003cbr\u003e Exploded illusions of the Nuclear Age\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Afterword:\u003cbr\u003e January 1999-January 2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e APPENDIX\u003cbr\u003e India's Nuclear Infrastructure\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e NOTES\u003cbr\u003e INDEX","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48864847757655,"sku":"9780520232105","price":27.9,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780520232105.jpg?v=1722273230","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/indias-nuclear-bomb-the-impact-on-global-proliferation-philip-elilienthal-book-in-asian-studies-9780520232105","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}