Journal Article - Quarterly Journal: International Security

Pakistan's Battlefield Nuclear Policy: A Risky Solution to an Exaggerated Threat

| Winter 2014/15

Summary

Pakistan has developed tactical nuclear weapons to deter India from executing its Cold Start war doctrine. India, however, has disavowed that doctrine. Further, the use of such weapons against Indian troops inside Pakistan would kill and injure large numbers of Pakistani civilians, while risking massive nuclear retaliation by India. Pakistan should reconsider the role of tactical nuclear weapons in its military strategy.

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For Academic Citation: Sankaran, Jaganath. Pakistan's Battlefield Nuclear Policy: A Risky Solution to an Exaggerated Threat.” Quarterly Journal: International Security, vol. 39. no. 3. (Winter 2014/15):
118-151
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