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Author:   George Perkovich
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 4.10cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.862kg
ISBN:  

9780520232105

ISBN 10:   0520232100
Pages:   654
Publication Date:   26 February 2002
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction ONE Developing the Technological Base for the Nuclear Option 1948-1963 TWO The First Compromise Shift toward a Peaceful Nuclear Explosive 1964 THREE The Search for Help Abroad and the Emergence of Nonproliferation DECEMBER 1964-AUGUST 1965 FOUR War and Leadership Transitions at Home AUGUST 1965-MAY 1966 FIVE The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and Secretly Renewed Work on a Nuclear Explosive 1966-1968 SIX Political Tumult and Inattention to the Nuclear Program 1969-1971 SEVEN India Explodes a Peaceful Nuclear Device 1971- 1974 EIGHT The Nuclear Program Stalls 1975-1980 NINE More Robust Nuclear Policy Is Considered 1980-1984 TEN Nuclear Capabilities Grow and Policy Ambivalence Remains NOVEMBER 1984-DECEMBER1987 ELEVEN The Nuclear Threat Grows Amid Political Uncertainty 1988-1990 TWELVE American Nonproliferation Initiatives Flounder 1991- 1994 THIRTEEN India Verges on Nuclear Tests 1995-MAY 1996 FOURTEEN India Rejects the CTBT JUNE 1996-DECEMBER 1997 FIFTEEN The Bombs That Roared 1998 Conclusion: Exploded illusions of the Nuclear Age Afterword: January 1999-January 2001 APPENDIX India's Nuclear Infrastructure NOTES INDEX

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""One does not have to agree with all of Mr. Perkovich's arguments to recognize that much of what passes as conventional wisdom in international relations today is simply not true. Accordingly, his book is a useful antidote to many of the illusions of our age."" - Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times ""Meticulously researched and well-written."" - The Economist ""Perkovich's epic book provides not only one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts of India's nuclear weapon programme but also one of the most cogent constructions of India's nuclear rationale."" - W.P.S. Sidhu, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ""Perkovich has written the definitive account of nuclear decision-making in India. At the same time, he makes a major contribution to nonproliferation scholarship in general."" - R.A. Strong, Choice ""An extraordinary and perhaps definitive account of 50 years of Indian nuclear policymaking."" - Foreign Affairs ""Essential reading for those concerned with the issue of non-proliferation."" - Robert W. Cahn, Nature ""The most authoritative and exhaustive account so far of the development of India's nuclear programme since independence. This meticulously researched volume is an outstanding contribution to a subject mired in deliberate misunderstandings."" - Gurharpal Singh, Times Higher Education Supplement ""No book written in recent times - in fact, at any time since 1947 - on India's nuclear bomb can be compared to George Perkovich's book in its wide coverage, insightful research and sheer objectivity. In all these three departments this book excels beyond measure."" - M. V. Kamath, The Daily Mail (India) ""Rich, definitive...at all times fair. It is hard to see how it will be superseded."" - Lawrence Freedman, Times Literary Supplement

"""One does not have to agree with all of Mr. Perkovich's arguments to recognize that much of what passes as conventional wisdom in international relations today is simply not true. Accordingly, his book is a useful antidote to many of the illusions of our age."" - Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times ""Meticulously researched and well-written."" - The Economist ""Perkovich's epic book provides not only one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts of India's nuclear weapon programme but also one of the most cogent constructions of India's nuclear rationale."" - W.P.S. Sidhu, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest ""Perkovich has written the definitive account of nuclear decision-making in India. At the same time, he makes a major contribution to nonproliferation scholarship in general."" - R.A. Strong, Choice ""An extraordinary and perhaps definitive account of 50 years of Indian nuclear policymaking."" - Foreign Affairs ""Essential reading for those concerned with the issue of non-proliferation."" - Robert W. Cahn, Nature ""The most authoritative and exhaustive account so far of the development of India's nuclear programme since independence. This meticulously researched volume is an outstanding contribution to a subject mired in deliberate misunderstandings."" - Gurharpal Singh, Times Higher Education Supplement ""No book written in recent times - in fact, at any time since 1947 - on India's nuclear bomb can be compared to George Perkovich's book in its wide coverage, insightful research and sheer objectivity. In all these three departments this book excels beyond measure."" - M. V. Kamath, The Daily Mail (India) ""Rich, definitive...at all times fair. It is hard to see how it will be superseded."" - Lawrence Freedman, Times Literary Supplement"

One does not have to agree with all of Mr. Perkovich's arguments to recognize that much of what passes as conventional wisdom in international relations today is simply not true. Accordingly, his book is a useful antidote to many of the illusions of our age. - Mackubin Thomas Owens, Washington Times Meticulously researched and well-written. - The Economist Perkovich's epic book provides not only one of the most detailed and authoritative accounts of India's nuclear weapon programme but also one of the most cogent constructions of India's nuclear rationale. - W.P.S. Sidhu, Ethnic Conflict Research Digest Perkovich has written the definitive account of nuclear decision-making in India. At the same time, he makes a major contribution to nonproliferation scholarship in general. - R.A. Strong, Choice An extraordinary and perhaps definitive account of 50 years of Indian nuclear policymaking. - Foreign Affairs Essential reading for those concerned with the issue of non-proliferation. - Robert W. Cahn, Nature The most authoritative and exhaustive account so far of the development of India's nuclear programme since independence. This meticulously researched volume is an outstanding contribution to a subject mired in deliberate misunderstandings. - Gurharpal Singh, Times Higher Education Supplement No book written in recent times - in fact, at any time since 1947 - on India's nuclear bomb can be compared to George Perkovich's book in its wide coverage, insightful research and sheer objectivity. In all these three departments this book excels beyond measure. - M. V. Kamath, The Daily Mail (India) Rich, definitive...at all times fair. It is hard to see how it will be superseded. - Lawrence Freedman, Times Literary Supplement

Author Information

George Perkovich is Director of the Secure World Program of the W. Alton Jones Foundation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the International Institute for Strategic Studies. His work has appeared in Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, the Washington Post, and other publications.

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