Confronting the Bomb: Pakistani and Indian Scientists Speak Out

摘要

The essays collected by Pervez Hoodbhoy in Confronting the Bomb delve into the challenges of India's and Pakistan's nuclear weapons and power programs. Authors from India and Pakistan "reject nuclear patriotism" and cover a wide variety of topics, including histories of both countries' programs and technical developments in safety standards, and provide recommendations for future policy. Hoodbhoy, who is a nuclear physicist and social activist, also wrote or co-wrote many chapters of the book. In his chapter on the safety and security of Pakistan's nuclear arsenal.