Analysis
The NPT: An Appraisal
The NPT is an international treaty which proved to be a milestone with a main objective to forestall the spread of nuclear weapons and to achieve the goal of nuclear disarmament. The NPT aims to […]
NPT
Analysis
Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons: A Pakistani View
The Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons or TPNW is an outcome of Non-Nuclear Weapon States’ (NNWSs) frustration with lack of progress on Article-6 of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) that obliges the established Nuclear […]
Missiles
Indian Nuclear Stockpiles- A Leading Dangerous Trajectory
The inevitable repercussions of Indian nuclear stockpiles remain unworthy for the international community to probe. The immediate threat of nuclear arms race in South Asia can only be prevented with the precedent of demonstrating peace […]
Analysis
Credibility of Accountable Nuclear Deterrents?
Recently a new arms control paradigm was proposed. The tenets of this proposition centre around two arguments. First, how much is too much? Second, what kind of changes in size of arsenal, types of warheads […]
Analysis
Pakistan’s New Proposal to Develop Consensus on Nonproliferation and Disarmament
Speaking at the Conference on Disarmament (CD) Geneva, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative (PR), Amb Khalil Hashmi has outlined a roadmap that could help revive efforts to build a global consensus on arms control and disarmament, on […]
Analysis
Nuclear Terrorism in South Asia: A Myth or Reality
“Nuclear competition in South Asia represents a classic conundrum of international relations: enormously high stakes, conflicting and entrenched interests, and at least in the near term, few realistic avenues for mitigating threats.” Daniel Markey Territorial […]
Analysis
Nuclearization of South Asia: 22 years
Ever since the nuclearization of South Asia, the dynamics for war and security have changed with a constant threat to regional stability. In 1974, India carried out nuclear tests under the shadow of Peaceful Nuclear […]
Analysis
Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: The Guarantors of Peace in the Region
May 28th is a day of pride (Yom-e-Taqbeer) for Pakistan that placed it as a member of an exclusive club of less than ten states. 28 May, 1998 is the day when Pakistan’s nuclear tests readjusted the […]
Economy
Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons: A Product of Strategic Necessity
Pakistan’s nuclear weapons program over the years has been subject to criticism, including safety and security concerns, the myth of the fastest-growing program, or the diversion of resources towards them; it faced all. However, looking […]
Analysis
The Other Side of the Nuclear Coin
The advent of fission in 1938 – a process in which an atom, bombarded with neutron is split into two or more parts with the release of a large amount of energy – gave the […]