Title Satellite imagery, remote sensing, and diminishing the risk of nuclear war in South Asia / Jay Wise

Published Washington, DC : United States Institute of Peace, 2018 ©2018

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Description 1 online resource (17 pages) Series Special report / United States Institute of Peace ; 434 Special report (United States Institute of Peace) ; 434 Contents Introduction. -- Security Dynamics in South Asia. -- Traditional Confidence-Building Measures. -- Proposals for Limited Transparency. -- Third-Party Arrangements. -- Concerns and Questions Summary The backdrop: a security rivalry between India and Pakistan in place since the 1947 partition of British India. The risk: nuclear catastrophe. Because the consequences of such an outcome are so dire, even the small chance of a nuclear conflict is worth trying to minimize. This report assesses whether satellite imagery and remote sensing technology, administered by a trusted third party, could ease the pressures and thus lessen the risk of disaster on the subcontinent Notes "November 2018." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 15-17) Notes Description based on online resource; title from PDF caption (USIP, viewed December 15, 2020) Subject Nuclear warfare -- South Asia -- Prevention Remote sensing -- South Asia Space surveillance -- South Asia Security, International -- South Asia Space surveillance. Security, International. Remote sensing. Nuclear warfare -- Prevention. South Asia. Form Electronic book Author United States Institute of Peace, issuing body ISBN 9781601277428 1601277423

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