Shield Against the Bomb

Ballistic Missile Defence in a Nuclear Environment

A Vinod Kumar

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English

Vij Books India
01 April 2020

Military history; Politics & government; Warfare & defence; Chemical & biological weapons; Nuclear weapons

For every major military invention in human history, there has quite always been a countervailing technology. Nuclear weapons have, however, remained an exception. Ballistic missile defence (BMD) has, in recent years, emerged as a formidable means to defend against nuclear-armed delivery systems though yet to prove their total reliability. What does the advent of BMD mean for the nuclear revolution - will it make nuclear weapons obsolete or in turn lead to a new arms race among great powers? This book is a concise volume that examines these strategic dimensions of missile defences, mainly its impact on deterrence. It promises thematic variety by incorporating a technological survey that explains the evolution of BMD concepts and also includes a case study of Southern Asia that throws light on BMD dynamics in a volatile region. The volume balances new conceptual inquests with policy analysis that will make it useful literature on BMD for academics and policymakers.

By: A Vinod Kumar
Imprint: Vij Books India
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 200g
ISBN: 9789388161718
ISBN 10: 9388161718
Pages: 150
Publication Date: 01 April 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

A. Vinod Kumar is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), New Delhi, and a Visiting Faculty at the Institute of Foreign Policy Studies (IFPS), University of Calcutta. His research interests include nuclear policy issues, missile defence and India's relations with the great powers. Kumar's first book titled India and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Regime - The Perennial Outlier was published by the Cambridge University Press in April 2014. He has written extensively in acclaimed publications including Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, The National Interest, Strategic Analysis, South Asian Survey, Asia Times, Huffington Post, and Vayu Aerospace Review, among others. Kumar was earlier a journalist, a broadcaster and a first-generation online journalist, and was part of several mass-media ventures including as Executive Editor of South Asia Monitor. He was also a Fellow at Indian Pugwash. Kumar is currently spearheading an archival mining effort to trace India's nuclear and foreign policy history.