[lbo-talk] South Asia: Nuclear Navies?

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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

September/October 2000

Vol. 56, No. 5, pp. 12-14

South Asia: Nuclear Navies?

By Ayesha Siddiqa-Agha

It is no secret that India wants to become an important regional power. Attaining nuclear weapons and developing military technological capabilities are important elements in reaching that objective. Indian policy- makers also believe that India must assert itself at sea.

India's naval plans are troubling to long-time adversary, Pakistan. And the assertion of naval power by India is likely to be challenged by China, which is trying to make inroads into the Indian Ocean by establishing ties with Myanmar [Burma], where Chinese naval bases are being built. http://www.thebulletin.org/issues/2000/so00/so00siddiqa.html



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