Pakistan & the Bomb: Public Opinion & Nuclear Options (Notre Dame Studies on International Peace)

Through The Lens Of A Comprehensive Survey Of Pakistani Public Attitudes Toward Nuclear Weapons Policy, This Volume Provides An In-depth View Of The Nuclear Choices Facing Pakistan. Based On The Most Thorough Survey Of Pakistani Public Opinion On Nuclear Policy Ever Conducted, Pakistan And The Bomb Examines The Factors That Brought A De Facto Nuclear Arms Competition To South Asia. Pakistan And The Bomb Democratizes The Debate Over Nuclear Weapons In South Asia By Highlighting A New Generation Of Young Pakistani Authors. The Chapters In The Book Examine The Nuclear Policy Choices Facing Pakistan, From Nuclear Abstinence To Outright Weaponization, And Apply The Findings Of The Public Opinion Poll To Evaluate A Level Of Popular Support For Each Option. Pakistan And The Bomb Offers A New Vision For Evaluating The Nuclear Standoff In South Asia And Identifying The Steps That Can Lead To A More Secure, Nuclear Weapons Free Future. Pakistani Public Opinion And Nuclear Weapons Policy / Samina Ahmed And David Cortright -- Deliberate Nuclear Ambiguity / Zahid Hussain -- Renouncing The Nuclear Option / Zia Mian -- Pakistan's Nuclear Future / Pervez Hoodbhoy -- Going Nuclear / Samina Ahmed And David Cortright. Edited By Samina Ahmed And David Cortright ; With A Preface By Raimo Väyrynen. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Pakistan and the Bomb CONTENTS PREFACE FOREWORD ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ABOUT THE CONTRIBUTORS PAKISTAN: LOCATION OF POLLING SITES 1— Pakistani Public Opinion and Nuclear Weapons Policy Pakistan's Nuclear Choices Domestic Dilemmas and Public Opinion on Nuclear Options Pakistan's Nuclear Policy From Constraint to Consent Domestic Nuclear Politics The Survey's Findings Detailed Findings Biographic Characteristics. Political Affiliation. Salience. Availability of Information. Opinion oil the Civilian Nuclear Energy Program. Circumstances Justifying Development of Nuclear Weapons. Circumstances Under Which Nuclear Weapons Could be Renounced. Developing and Testing Nuclear Weapons. The Potential Impact of Sanctions. The Possible Use of Nuclear Weapons. Views on Arms Control Issues. Implications Notes 2— Deliberate Nuclear Ambiguity The Regional Context: Capabilities and Policies The Emergence of the Bomb Program Pakistan Achieves Nuclear Weapons Capability Maintaining the Bomb Future Options: Maintaining Deliberate Ambiguity Notes 3— Renouncing the Nuclear Option Nuclear Weapons Cost Lives The Economic and Social Burden Creating Support for Nuclear Weapons Nuclear Weapons are No Defense From Conventional to Nuclear War Nuclear Weapons Can Do Nothing For Kashmir Giving Up Nuclear Weapons Notes 4— Pakistan's Nuclear Future Why the Bomb? Nuclear Economics Skill Starvation What Could Limit the Nuclear Race? The NPT South Asian Nuclear Weapon-free Zone Fissile Materials Cutoff Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty No Attack On Nuclear Facilities No First Use Tritium Treaty Notes 5— Going Nuclear: The Weaponization Option Historical Context of Pakistan's Nuclear Program The Motivations for Weaponization Military Capabilities and Security Consequences Command and Control External Pressures Domestic Dynamics Engaging Civil Society Notes APPENDICES Appendix A— Complete Results and Tabular Data of the Kroc Institute Opinion Survey Appendix B— Survey Questions Q. 1. (See Table 2) Q. 2. (See Table 2) Q. 3. (See Table 4) Q. 4. (See Table 3) Q. 5. (See Table 6) Q. 6. (See Table 1) Q. 7. (See Table 12) (Q.7, 8a, and 8b asked only if 1 was selected in Q.6) Q. 8a. (See Table 7) Q. 8b. (See Table 8) Q. 9. (See Table 9) (Q. 9, 10, 11a, and 11b asked only if 2 was selected in Q. 6) Q. 10. (See Table 13) Q. 11a. (See Table 7) Q. 11b. (See Table 8) Q. 12. (See Table 10) (Q. 12, 13, and 14 asked only if 3 was selected in Q. 6) Q. 13. (See Table 11) Q. 14. (See Table 12) Q. 15. (See Table 14) (Q. 15, 16, 17, and 18 asked only if 1, 2, and 3 were selected in Q. 6)... Q. 16. (See Table 15) Q. 17. (See Table 16) Q. 18. (See Table 5) Q. 19. (See Table 17) Q. 20. (See Table 18) Q. 21. (See Table 20) Q. 22. (See Table 19) Q. 23. (See Table 19) Q. 24a. (See Table 19) Q. 24b. Q. 25. (See Table 1) Q. 26. Q. 27. (See Table 19) BIBLIOGRAPHY Books Articles Other Sources INDEX A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z Through the lens of a comprehensive survey of Pakistani public attitudes toward nuclear weapons policy, this volume provides an I in-depth view of the nuclear choices facing Pakistan. Based on the most thorough survey of Pakistani public opinion on nuclear policy ever conducted, Pakistan and the Bomb examines the factors that brought a de facto nuclear arms competition to South Asia.A majority of the Pakistani elites surveyed support their country's official position of keeping the nuclear option open -- neither renouncing nuclear weapons nor acquiring them -- while almost one-third of those surveyed favored an overt policy of going nuclear. Fear of a possible threat from India is the principal factor underlying support for the nuclear option.The chapters in the book examine the nuclear policy choices facing Pakistan, from nuclear abstinence to outright weaponization, and apply the findings of the public opinion poll to evaluate a level of popular support for each option. Pakistan and the Bomb offers a new vision for evaluating the nuclear standoff in South Asia and identifying the steps that can lead to a more secure, nuclear weapons free future.