03017cam a2200493 i 4500 rnd000000000071104 RAND 20200811100846.0 010801s2001 cauab b 001 0 eng d 00045883 0833027743 (hardbound) 0833027816 (paperback) 0833032542 (electronic bk.) 9780833027818 9780833032546 (electronic bk.) RAND/CB-675/1 RAND/MR-1127-AF (Sirsi) a425918 Copies may be obtained from the booksellers or the publisher. Published by RAND. Online only CstmoR CstmoR a-ii--- UA840 .T45 2001 Tellis, Ashley J. author. India's emerging nuclear posture : between recessed deterrent and ready arsenal / Ashley J. Tellis. Santa Monica, CA : RAND, 2001. xxx, 885 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia unmediated n rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier volume nc rdacarrier "Project Air Force." Includes bibliographical references (p. 767-862) and index. On May 11, 1998, after a hiatus of more than two decades, India conducted a series of nuclear tests that signaled a critical shift in its strategic thinking. Once content to embrace a nuclear posture consisting largely of "maintaining the option"--i.e., neither creating a nuclear arsenal nor renouncing its right to do so--India is now on the threshold of adopting a posture that, while stopping short of creating a ready arsenal, will take as its goal the establishment of a "minimum but credible deterrent," known as a "force-in-being." This book examines the forces--political, strategic, technological, and ideational--that led to this dramatic policy shift and describes how New Delhi's force-in-being will be fashioned, particularly in light of the threat India faces from its two most salient adversaries, China and Pakistan. The book evaluates in detail the material, infrastructural, and procedural capabilities India currently possesses as well as those it is likely to acquire in its efforts to meet the needs of its evolving force-in-being. Finally, the volume concludes by assessing the strategic implications of India's posture both on the South Asian region in particular and on the global nonproliferation regime in general. Also available on the internet via WWW in PDF format. Description based on print version record. Deterrence (Strategy) Nuclear weapons India. India Military policy. Project Air Force (U.S.). Strategy and Doctrine Program. Rand Corporation. United States. Air Force. Online Access http://www.rand.org/pubs/monograph_reports/MR1127/ 598539 598539