JOURNAL OF DEFENCE STUDIES

Deterring Threat from Weapons of Mass Destruction

Brig. Dushyant Singh is commanding an Infantry Brigade along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir.
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  • July 2009
    Volume: 
    3
    Issue: 
    3
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    A relaxed security situation has the potential to provide space for non-state actors to launch an attack with Weapons of Mass Destruction. While it may be difficult to deter WMD threats, there are ways and means to minimise the possibility of WMD attacks. The author argues that the solution lies in adopting an integrated approach by simultaneously addressing the 'demand' and 'supply' side of the WMD threat. This would imply maintaining pressure on nuclear capable states to heighten security of nuclear assets and also, severing the drug mafia-terrorist linkages in the longer run. Back channel diplomacy, too, may help in ensuring resolution of the problem.

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