//php if(!empty($last_str)){if(!preg_match('~[0-9]+~', $first_str)){echo $title;}else{echo $last_str; }}else{echo $title;}?>295:Pakistan’s Nuclear Deterrence: From ‘Credible Minimum’ to ‘Full Spectrum’
Iftekhar Ahmed Chowdhury,Principal Research Fellow at ISAS
11 November 2015
A new strategic reality may be in the making in South Asia in the wake of the recent assertion by a top Pakistani official that his country has developed and deployed ‘tactical’ low-yield nuclear weapons to deter any Indian military move against his country. Now, the leaders of the two countries will need to face the challenge of strategic stability in their relations in this emerging context.