Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Buildup, 1979-99 In Search of a Policy |
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| Author:
| Siddiqa-Agha, Ayesha |
| ISBN: | 978-1-280-45618-3 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2001 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $145.00 |
Book Description:
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The strategic imperative is held as the primary explanation for Pakistan's military buildup. This book presents a fundamental departure in presenting an analysis of the internal dynamics of defence management and decisionmaking in Pakistan - a new nuclear weapon state. This is an in-depth study of Pakistan's security link with its arms suppliers and defence industrial capacity, and the influence of Pakistan's Army on conventional and non-conventional defence decisions. The analysis is...
More DescriptionThe strategic imperative is held as the primary explanation for Pakistan's military buildup. This book presents a fundamental departure in presenting an analysis of the internal dynamics of defence management and decisionmaking in Pakistan - a new nuclear weapon state. This is an in-depth study of Pakistan's security link with its arms suppliers and defence industrial capacity, and the influence of Pakistan's Army on conventional and non-conventional defence decisions. The analysis is backed with numerous case studies of defence decisions carried out from 1979-99.