LOW YIELD NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND SCOPE OF LIMITED WAR BETWEEN INDIA AND PAKISTAN

Abstract

ion of Low Yield Nuclear Weapons (LYNW), which are often called Battlefield Nuclear Weapons, and Pakistan’s strategic rationale behind the manufacturing of these weapons. It is an attempt to explore the possibility of limited war between both countries with the changing deterrence posture of Pakistan, how transformation of deterrence took place vis-à-vis India and how LYNW are considered to be the credible response against India’s limited war doctrine, which was aimed to wage a limited war within the perceived gap below the nuclear threshold. Moreover, Pakistan’s “Full Spectrum Deterrence” also has been encompassed in this study to analyze its characteristic whether it is war-fighting strategy or war-deter strategy with its implications on limited war and how it plugs in the perceived gap below the nuclear threshold contributing to the stability between India and Pakistan.