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Past Event
Seminar

Posturing for Peace? The Deterrence Consequences of Regional Power Nuclear Postures

Open to the Public

Are some regional nuclear powers better able to deter conflict initiation and escalation than others? This seminar will identify the various types of nuclear postures that regional states have selected and test whether some are better able to deter conflict. It will present results from both a large-n analysis as well as some key India-Pakistan crises cases.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.

Date: Time: - Location: Malkin Penthouse, 4th Floor
A short-range Ghazanvi missile is launched from an undisclosed location in Pakistan on Feb. 13, 2008. Pakistan's military said that it had successfully test-fired the missile, which has a range of 290 km and is capable of carrying a nuclear device.

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Are some regional nuclear powers better able to deter conflict initiation and escalation than others? This seminar will identify the various types of nuclear postures that regional states have selected and test whether some are better able to deter conflict. It will present results from both a large-n analysis as well as some key India-Pakistan crises cases. Understanding whether some regional nuclear postures are better able to deter conflict—and why states select the postures they do—is critical as an increasing number of regional states march toward nuclear weapons capabilities.

Please join us! Coffee and tea provided. Everyone is welcome, but admittance will be on a first come-first served basis.