Pakistan's Arms Procurement and Military Build-Up, 1979-1999 : In Search of a Policy

This book presents a fundamental departure in presenting an analysis of the internal dynamics of defense management and decision-making in Pakistan—a new nuclear weapon state. This is an in-depth study of Pakistan's security link with its arms suppliers and defense industrial capacity, and the influence of Pakistan's army on conventional and unconventional defense decisions. The analysis is backed with numerous case studies of defense decisions carried out from 1979-99. Front Matter....Pages i-xvi Introduction....Pages 1-9 Front Matter....Pages 11-11 Development of Threat Perception....Pages 13-34 The Official Decision-Making System....Pages 35-54 Pakistan’s Power Politics and Defense Decision-Making....Pages 55-78 The Cost of Military Buildup....Pages 79-90 Pakistan’s Arms Suppliers....Pages 91-108 Military Industrial Complex....Pages 109-133 Front Matter....Pages 135-135 Military Buildup Decisions, 1979–90....Pages 137-159 Military Buildup Decisions, 1990-99....Pages 160-177 Mutually Assured Deterrence: the Nuclear Option....Pages 178-189 Looking Ahead....Pages 190-202 Back Matter....Pages 203-231 The strategic imperative is held as the primary explanation for Pakistan's military buildup. This book presents a fundamental departure in presenting an analysis of the internal dynamics of defence management and decisionmaking in Pakistan - a new nuclear weapon state. This is an in-depth study of Pakistan's security link with its arms suppliers and defence industrial capacity, and the influence of Pakistan's Army on conventional and non-conventional defence decisions. The analysis is backed with numerous case studies of defence decisions carried out from 1979-99. Annotation This book presents a fundamental departure in presenting an analysis of the internal dynamics of defense management and decision-making in Pakistan--a new nuclear weapon state. This is an in-depth study of Pakistan's security link with its arms suppliers and defense industrial capacity, and the influence of Pakistan's army on conventional and unconventional defense decisions. The analysis is backed with numerous case studies of defense decisions carried out from 1979-99. " ... An intriguing study of Pakistan's defence and security ... a brave and informative book."--Kanti Bajpai, New Outlook, June 11 2001 'This book is definitely the best researched book on its subject that this reviewer has come across. It is strong both on analysis and empirical fact-finding.' - Dr. Tariq Rahman, The News International, May 2001 ' ... filled with interesting revelations and analyses ... a brave and informative book.' - Kanti Bajpai, Outlook