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Past Event
Seminar

Pakistan's Fulda Gap: Emerging Interest in Tactical Nukes

Open to the Public

The speaker will explore the implications of Pakistan's tactical nuclear weapon development for international security and any potential cooperation between India and Pakistan.

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

Date: Time: - Location: Littauer Building - Belfer Center Library, Room 369
A Pakistani military handout from April 2011 of a test-firing of the Hatf IX (NASR) missile at an undisclosed location.

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In the recent decade India and Pakistan have experienced two events, the 1999 Kargil War and the 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament, which were seen as raising the possibility of a full scale war between them. In both events, Pakistan was seen as the perpetrator and was threatened by India with limited conventional military retaliation. Fearing its inability to block such an offensive, Pakistan has opted to develop tactical battlefield nuclear weapons. The speaker will explore the implications of this new weapon development for international security and any potential cooperation between India and Pakistan.

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

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