%0 Journal Article
%T Nuclear Submarines in South Asia: New Risks and Dangers
%A A.H. Nayyar
%A M.V. Ramana
%A Zia Mian
%J Journal for Peace and Nuclear Disarmament
%D 2019
%R https://doi.org/10.1080/25751654.2019.1621425
%X ABSTRACT The South Asian nuclear race is moving to sea, with India¡¯s government announcing that it has successfully put nuclear weapons at sea, and evidence suggesting that Pakistan is preparing to do so. This article traces India¡¯s decision to deploy nuclear-powered submarines, some armed with nuclear weapons, and the debate in Pakistan on the utility of nuclear-armed submarines and the possible acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines. The article then reviews the global history of submarine accidents, especially those where nuclear-powered submarines were involved, and looks in particular at the consequences of a potential naval reactor accident where radioactivity might be released into the environment. Such naval reactor accidents constitute a major but unappreciated challenge associated with the deployment of nuclear submarines in addition to new pathways for escalation to nuclear war that are more widely recognized
%U https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/25751654.2019.1621425