Michael Krepon

No Surprise: The Bomb Has Made a Bad Situation Worse in South Asia

No Surprise: The Bomb Has Made a Bad Situation Worse in South Asia

After testing nuclear devices in 1998, Indian and Pakistani leaders genuinely believed — or stated for the record, while suspecting otherwise — that bringing bombs out of the basement would help make the region safer and more stable. They assumed, as did leading strategic analysts in both countries, that nuclear weapon requirements could remain modest […]