Indian And The Bomb : Public Opinion and Nuclear Options

In 1994 the Joan B. Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, in corporation with the Fourth Freedom Forum, conducted the most comprehensive survey to date of the Indian publics attitude towards nuclear arms, and in India and the Bomb the findings of that landmark survey are examined.

India and the Bomb provides an in-depth view of the nuclear choices facing India and all of South Asia from nuclear abstinence to outright weaponization and uses the findings of the public opinion poll to evaluate the level of popular support for each option. The survey results and the accompanying essays, written by a new generation of Indian scholars, introduce new voices into the debate on nuclear policy and thereby help to democratize the discussion of India’s nuclear options. South Asia area specialists, international relations scholars, and nuclear proliferation experts will appreciate India and the Bomb for its fresh approach and innovative methodology in addressing this vital issue of international security.