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iv M Managing India’s Nuclear Forces about brookings The Brookings Institution is a private nonprofit organization devoted to research, education, and publication on important issues of domestic and foreign policy. Its principal purpose is to bring the highest quality independent research and analysis to bear on current and emerging policy problems. Interpretations or conclusions in Brookings publications should be understood to be solely those of the authors. Copyright © 2012 Verghese Koithara All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without permission in writing from the Brookings Institution Press, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in news articles, critical articles, or reviews. Managing India’s Nuclear Forces may be ordered from: Brookings Institution Press, 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036 Telephone: 1-800/537-5487 or 410/516-6956 E-mail: hfscustserv@press.jhu.edu www.brookings.edu This edition is not for sale in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, or the Maldives. Simultaneously published in India by Routledge, 912 Tolstoy House, 15-17 Tolstoy Marg, Connaught Place, New Delhi 110 001 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication data is available ISBN: 978-0-8157-2266-3 (cloth : alk. paper) 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Printed on acid-free paper Printed by R. R. Donnelley Harrisonburg, Virginia 00~Koithara_Prelims.indd 4 4/11/12 9:47 AM Abbreviations M v To the precious memory of our beloved son Nikhil 00~Koithara_Prelims.indd 5 4/11/12 9:47 AM vi M Managing India’s Nuclear Forces 00~Koithara_Prelims.indd 6 4/11/12 9:47 AM ...