Evolving dynamics of nuclear South Asia / (Record no. 65433)
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| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
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| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9789383649105 (hardback) |
| International Standard Book Number | 9383649100 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Language of cataloging | eng |
| Description conventions | rda |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.02170954 |
| 084 ## - OTHER CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 355.02170954 |
| Item number | ASH-E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Ashraf, Tariq Mahmud |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Evolving dynamics of nuclear South Asia / |
| Medium | [Book] / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | Air Commodore Tariq Mahmud Ashraf (Retd), Pakistan Air Force. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 381 pages : ; |
| Dimensions | 24 cm. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | India and Pakistan have both never really accepted each other's existence. Their ties have been characterised by a lingering hostility and a pronounced qualitative and quantitative military imbalance in favour of India. Additionally, India took the lead in developing nuclear weapons while Pakistan only seriously embarked on this endeavour after India had already conducted its "peaceful nuclear explosion" in 1974. Having lost half of their country in 1971, and realising that they could never really hope to match India in conventional military might, Pakistan embarked on nuclear weapons development in the early 1970s more as a necessity rather than as a need. Despite adopting the more difficult route of uranium enrichment, Pakistan proved virtually unstoppable. While China provided some assistance to Pakistan, the United States maintained a marked ambivalence towards her quest for nuclear weapons - it sometimes applied sanctions against Pakistan while at other times, it opted to ignore what was happening by turning a blind eye. The weaponisation of their nuclear capability in 1998 led India and Pakistan to venture into the realm of doctrinal rethinking. Commencing with a revision of the conventional military doctrines, this led to India publishing its draft nuclear doctrine whereas Pakistan preferred ambiguity. The essential consideration herein was on how the conventional military thinking of both the countries has been influenced by the availability of nuclear weapons in their respective inventories. Along with this process of doctrinal evolution, both countries were required to establish viable and internationally acceptable nuclear weapon control systems. The doctrinal evolution was responsible for inducing several systemic changes in their armed forces, and their entire military system had to undergo significant changes. Simultaneously, these led to a fresh assessment of the comparative nuclear military potential of the two countries and how this could possibly be employed in a future conflict. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | All. |
| 521 ## - TARGET AUDIENCE NOTE | |
| Target audience note | All. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Military policy. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Nuclear weapons. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Pakistan. |
| Geographic subdivision | India. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | South Asia. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Hydrodynamics. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Fluid dynamics. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Complex fluids. |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Viscous flow. |
| 852 ## - LOCATION | |
| Piece designation | 54083 |
| -- | 1458.24 |
| Classification part | 355.02170954 ASH-E |
| -- | Royal Book Company |
| Sublocation or collection | Ground Floor |
| Former shelving location | Books |
| Copy number | 1 |
| Piece physical condition | 1-New |
| Location | JZL-CUI |
| 852 ## - LOCATION | |
| Piece designation | 43725 |
| -- | 11682.00 |
| Classification part | 532.5 BAR-M |
| Sublocation or collection | Ground Floor |
| Former shelving location | Books |
| Copy number | 1 |
| Piece physical condition | 2-Good |
| Location | JZL-CUI |
| Date last seen | Total checkouts | Full call number | Shelving location | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Withdrawn status | Home library | Barcode | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 09/12/2023 | 355.02170954 ASH-E | Ground Floor | 09/12/2023 | Books | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad | 54083 | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad | 09/12/2023 | |||||
| 09/12/2023 | 532.5 BAR-M | Ground Floor | 09/12/2023 | Books | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad | 43725 | Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad | 09/12/2023 |