The United States’ nuclear non-proliferation failure in the 1970s: the cases of India and Pakistan
| buir.advisor | Thornton, David | |
| dc.contributor.author | Hussain, Umer | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-08-31T11:28:39Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-08-31T11:28:39Z | |
| dc.date.copyright | 2021-08 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-08 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 2021-08-26 | |
| dc.department | Department of History | en_US |
| dc.description | Cataloged from PDF version of article. | en_US |
| dc.description | Thesis (M.S.): Bilkent University, Department of History, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University, 2021. | en_US |
| dc.description | Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-83). | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | During the 1970s, the US government started becoming increasingly wary of the dangers of nuclear proliferation. The absence of a well-functioning international regime of non-proliferation compounded the United States’ fears of a world in which multiple nations outside their sphere of influence could acquire nuclear weapons. In this thesis, I explore the cases of two South Asian nations, India and Pakistan. The Indian peaceful nuclear explosion of 1974 was the result of a relatively low priority given to non-proliferation by the US. It took the US and the world by surprise and India’s accession to the ranks of the nuclear powers led to a rethinking of US nuclear non-proliferation policy. India’s 1974 explosion also paved the way for the acceleration of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons programme. Pakistan’s nuclear policy was shaped out of a perceived existential threat and possibility of nuclear blackmail that it faced from India. After several failed attempts to secure security guarantees from the US, Pakistan disregarded the international non-proliferation regime to try to maintain parity with India. The US government’s decision not to commit itself fully to Pakistan’s security was what ended up undercutting its broader non-proliferation goals by making it seem an unreliable ally to Pakistan. | en_US |
| dc.description.degree | M.A. | en_US |
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| dc.description.statementofresponsibility | by Umer Hussain | en_US |
| dc.format.extent | viii, 83 leaves ; 30 cm. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.itemid | B151468 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11693/76485 | |
| dc.language.iso | English | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Bilkent University | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| dc.subject | Nuclear non-proliferation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Pakistan | en_US |
| dc.subject | India | en_US |
| dc.subject | United States of America | en_US |
| dc.title | The United States’ nuclear non-proliferation failure in the 1970s: the cases of India and Pakistan | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nin 1970’lerde nükleer yayılmayı önlemede başarısızlığı: Hindistan ve Pakistan örnekleri | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |