ABSTRACT

This new volume explores what the acquisition of nuclear weapons means for the life of a protracted conflict.The book argues that the significance of the possession of nuclear weapons in conflict resolution has been previously overlooked. Saira Khan argues that the acquisition of nuclear weapons by states keeps conflicts alive indefinitely, as

chapter |6 pages

Introduction

part |2 pages

Part I: Theory

part |2 pages

Part II: The India–Pakistan protracted conflict

chapter 4|15 pages

Life-cycle of the protracted conflict

chapter 6|11 pages

Crises and wars in the pre-nuclear period

chapter 9|13 pages

Conflict transformed

chapter 10|13 pages

Potential for conflict termination