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The Practicality of Nuclear Civil Defence in South Asia

by A H Nayyar, R Rajaraman, Zia Mian, 25 January 2013

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Economic and Political Weekly - November 20, 2004

by R Rajaraman, Z Mian, A H Nayyar

While nuclear arsenals in India and Pakistan keep growing, there has been some suggestion of them seeking to develop civil defence measures to protect their populations from a nuclear war. This paper discusses the practicality of nuclear civil defence in south Asia.

Nuclear Civil Defence in South Asia: Is It Feasible? (Full text PDF)
by R Rajaraman, Z Mian, A H Nayyar
(Economic and Political Weekly - November 20, 2004)