Nuclear risk reduction in south asia
Auteur :
Krepon, Michael
Éditeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
ISBN :
9781349529865
Date de publication :
24 nov. 2004
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
While the fact that both countries possess nuclear weapons may prevent a full-blown conventional or nuclear war, the presence of these weapons in the region may also encourage the use of violence at lower levels expecting escalation to be contained by a mutual desire to avoid the nuclear threshold.