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Pakistan’s Nuclear Doctrine and Command and Control System:
Dilemmas of Small Nuclear Forces in the Second Atomic Age
Author: Bhumitra Chakma
Volume 2, Number 2 (July 2006), pp. 115-133.
Abstract
Although it emerged as an overt nuclear power by testing nuclear weapons in May 1998, Pakistan is yet to formally adopt a nuclear use doctrine. This article endeavours to construct a proto Pakistani nuclear use doctrine from its declaratory and operational postures, in particular from the statements and interviews of the Pakistani political and military leaders and government officials. Initially reflecting upon its pre-1998 nuclear strategy, which has got critical implications for the post-tests doctrinal contemplation, this article explains Pakistani attempts to develop doctrinal concepts and a command and control structure, and illuminates the dilemmas and challenges Islamabad confronts in doing so. Finally, it provides a brief assessment of the Pakistani doctrine’s implications for other small nuclear powers and for crisis stability in the South Asia region.
About the Author
Bhumitra Chakma graduated from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh and received a Master of Arts degree from the Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan. He obtained his PhD from the University of Queensland. Before joining the Adelaide University, he taught in International Relations Department at University of Dhaka. At Adelaide University he teaches in the areas of International Relations, Comparative Politics, and Ethnic Identity and Nationalism. bhumitra.chakma@adelaide.edu.au.
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