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Nuclear arms race technologies in the 1990s The case of India and Pakistan

Conference · · AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6472713

India and Pakistan continue to inch towards a capability to produce nuclear weapons, with India having the stronger industrial base of the two to supply the necessary nuclear materials. This trend challenges U.S. policy to discourage the further spread, or proliferation, of nuclear weapons. After providing background on the production of nuclear weapons materials, this paper briefly describes the nuclear industrial bases of India and Pakistan; reason for and against their acquisition of nuclear weapons, and related U.S. response; and suggests some options for action and for study.

Research Organization:
Congressional Research Service, The Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. 20540
OSTI ID:
6472713
Report Number(s):
CONF-8804202-
Journal Information:
AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States), Journal Name: AIP Conf. Proc.; (United States) Vol. 178:1; ISSN APCPC
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English