India’s nuclear bomb

629 Pages·2000·10.176 MB·English

by  Perkovich, George

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CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
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Introduction
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ONE
DevelopiTnecgh ntohleoB gaisfocerta hlNe u clOepatri on
1498-1963
13
TWO
TheFi rCsomtp romSihsitefo tw aar" dP eaceful Nuclear Explosive"
1964
60
THREE
TheS aercfohrH elApb roaandtd h e
EmergeonfN coen preorlaitfion
DECEMBE1R96 4-AUGU1ST965
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FOUR
Wara nLde adeTrrsahnispia ttiH oonmes
AUGUS1T96 5-MA1Y 966
106
FIVE
TheN uclNeoanPr-r oferlaitTiroenaa tnyd
ScereRtelnye wWeodro kn Nau clEexaprlv oe si
1966-1968
125
SXI
PoliTtumiuclaatln I dn attteont thNieuo cnl Peraorg ram
I969-I97I
146
SEVEN
IndEixap loa"d Peesa cNeufucll"De eavri ce
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EIGHT
TheN uclPeraorg ram Stalls
1975-9I80
190
NINE
MorReo buNsutc lPeoalrIi sCc oysn idered
I980-1984
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TEN
NuclCeaapra biGlrioatwni Pdeo sl Aimcbyi evnacRlee mains
NOVEMBE1R98 4-DECEMB1E98R7
261
ELEVEN
TheN uclearG rTohwArsme iaPdto liUtnicceairlnt tay
1988-1990
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TWELVE
AmeriNcoannp frreoaltiIinoint iFaltoiuvnedse r
1991-1994
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THIRTEEN
IndVierag oensNu cleTaesrt s
I959-MAIY 969
353
FOURTEEN
IndRiejace ttsh CeT BT
JUNE1 996-DECEMB1ER99 7
378
FIFTEEN
TheB ombTsh aRto ared
1998
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Conclnu:si o
ExploIdleldu osfti hoNenu sc lAegaer
444
APPENDIX
IndiNau'cslI enafrr astructure
469
NOTES
473
INDEX
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