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- Beyond
the Tests: Assessing the South Asian Nuclear Crisis
- A Global Beat Tips Sheet based on responses from a diverse group of
specialists, and are presented in three categories: the immediate crisis,
the view from South Asia, and global nonproliferation policy. Contact
information for South Asian and nuclear experts is provided following the
text. May 29, 1998
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- Tension
Rises Between India and Pakistan in Kashmir
- Military moves and alerts on both sides amid the nuclear crisis continue
to raise alarms about possible confrontation. Global Intelligence Update,
May 22, 1998
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- After
Indian Nuke Tests, Public Support for Test Ban Treaty Remains Strong
- New nationwide poll shows 73 percent public support for Senate ratification
of the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty. Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers,
May 21, 1998
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- The
Proliferation Network
- Indian tests and the North Korean threats to restart its nuclear program
demand a rethinking of US nonproliferation policy, including new links
to vertical disarmament as well as additional inducements to nonproliferation.
Wade Huntley, Nautilus Institute Special Report, May 21, 1998
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- India's
Nuclear Testing: What it Means for Japan
- Provided Japan maintains a secure alliance with the United States,
the likelihood that it will follow India's lead in testing nuclear weapons
is slim. Robyn Lim, PacNet 21, May 22, 1998
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- Building
the Indian Bomb
- Background briefing on India's nuclear program and infrastructure.
Center for Defense Information, May 21, 1998
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- Will Pakistan
Test? The View from Islamabad
- Despite claims by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that there has been no
decision on a Pakistani test, Foreign Minister Gohar A. Khan's statement
this Sunday that it was not a question of "if, but when" has
been supported by US satellite intelligence showing great activity in the
Chagai hills, Pakistan's alleged test site. By Farah Zahra, Global Beat
Issue Brief No. 35, May 19, 1998
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- Fact
Sheet: White House on Reducing the Nuclear Threat
- This government document details the past six years of progress in
curbing nuclear weapons proliferation, reducing stockpiles of dangerous
weapons and outlining the need to move quickly in bringing the Comprehensive
Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) into force. May 17, 1998
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- Prescription
for Indian Nuclear Fever: Approve the Test Ban Treaty
- India's decision to conduct nuclear weapon test explosions has been
met with justifiable condemnation and revulsion by the international community
-- particularly from the 149 nations that have signed the Comprehensive
Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. However, such condemnation must be backed up with
action to prevent further nuclear adventurism by India and its neighbor,
Pakistan. From Coalition to Reduce Nuclear Dangers, May 15, 1998
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- Responding
to India's Nuclear Testing: The Challenge for Japan
- Unlike the U.S. or other nuclear weapons states, Tokyo cannot be accused
of merely trying to maintain its advantage. Japanese leadership could prove
a key element in limiting the new nuclear momentum in India and Pakistan.
By Ralph Cossa, Pacific Forum CSIS, PacNet No. 20, May 15, 1998.
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- Global
Implications of Indian Nuclear Tests
- While the global non-proliferation regime hangs in the balance, the
Clinton administration, after years of sporadic attention to the spread
of weapons of mass destruction, now must play catch-up in this fourth major
nuclear crisis of the post-Cold War era. By John Parachini, Intellectual
Capital, May 14, 1998
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- White
House Statement on Sanctions Imposed on India
- Official text of the statement by the White House Press Secretary.
May 13, 1998
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- India's
Nuclear Tests Demonstrate the Bankruptcy Center of Clinton's So-Called
'Non-Proliferation' Policy
- The nuclear tests by India demonstrate the flawed assumptions and utter
futility of the centerpiece of the Clinton Administration's pre-eminent
foreign policy -- the notion that arms control can be usefully address
the dangers posed by proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. The
Center for Security Policy decision brief. May 12, 1998
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- Road
to Resurgence
- The triple test at Pokhran ends three years of nuclear debate, self-denial
and fence-sitting, according to this editorial which argues the testing
is part of the Indian Peaceful Nuclear Explosion plan and that it is likely
to jump-start India's dormant, frozen spirit. Indian Express. Editorial
by Shekhar Gupta, May 12, 1998
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- India's
Nuclear Challenge
- India's nuclear tests are a threat to the peace and stability of South
Asia. They are a setback to the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban treaty (CTBT)
and the cause of nuclear non-proliferation. They are a rebuke to the policies
and legacy of Gandhi and Nehru. By David Cortright, Fourth Freedom Forum,
May 12, 1998
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- India
Tests Three Nuclear Weapons
- India first demonstrated its nuclear capability when it conducted a
"peaceful nuclear experiment" in May 1974. Twenty-four years
later, India has conducted its second series of tests. Carnegie Endowment
for International Peace. By Joseph Cirincione and Toby Dalton, May 11,
1998.
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- India Nuclear Test Sure to Trigger Arms Race: Signals a Failed Clinton Non-proliferation Policy
- Paul Leventhal, president of the nuclear Control Institute believes
India's nuclear test will trigger one or more nuclear test blasts by Pakistan
and that President Clinton unwisely offered economic assistance to India,
without making clear nuclear abstinence was a bottom-line objective. Nuclear
Control Institute release. May 11.
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- A Major
Intelligence Failure
- The comments by White House press secretary Mike McCurry and National
Security Advisor Sandy Berger suggest that the Indian nuclear weapons tests
represent a major intelligence failure. Federation of American Scientists.
By John Pike, May 11, 1998
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- Indian
Scientists on the Indian Nuclear Tests
- Open letter by prominent Indian scholars challenges new Indian government
nuclear policy, fearing a regional arms race and heightened tensions. May
1998
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- Pakistan
to Accelerate Missile Programme
- Reports from Pakistan since the April 6 test of its Ghauri Medium-Range
Ballistic Missile (MRBM) suggest that Pakistan has other ballistic missiles
under development and is planning to accelerate its missile development
programme. Centre for Defence and International Security Studies,
April 24, 1998
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- Will
India 'Go Nuclear' Under a BJP Government?
- With the Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP or Indian People's
Party) all but certain to form India's next government in the coming days,
we remain concerned over the party's recent public posturing on nuclear
weapons and long-range ballistic missile program policies. Centre for Defence
and International Security Studies, March 13, 1998
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- BJP
Manifesto: On Nation's Security and Foreign Policy
- By Mallika Joseph, Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies, February
28, 1998
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Post Links
- Nautilus Institute
Daily Reports
- Daily summaries from U.S. and Asian sources
South Asian Journalists
Association Stylebook for Covering South Asia and the South Asian Diaspora
Analysis
- Center for Nonproliferation
Studies's India-Pakistan Nuclear Test Page
- Most extensive resource page on Indian and Pakistani nuclear and missile
programs, from Monterey Institute databases, maps, and Nonproliferation
Review journal
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- Carnegie
Endowment South Asian Nuclear Crisis page
- Extensive background on Indian, Pakistani and Chinese nuclear programs
from forthcoming book, Tracking Nuclear Proliferation 1998
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- Federation of American
Scientists India-Pakistan page
- News and background on nuclear, missile, space, and intelligence programs
in both countries with numerous links
Coalition
to Reduce Nuclear Dangers India site
Coalition
to Reduce Nuclear Dangers Comprehensive Test Ban site
Nuclear Control Institute
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Stimson Center - South
Asia Confidence Building Measures
Strategic Analysis:
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Delhi)
Bulletin
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