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@PHDTHESIS{Meyer:981025,
      author       = {Meyer, Maximilian Simon},
      othercontributors = {Rotte, Ralph and Göttsche, Malte},
      title        = {{A}uswirkung von {N}uklearwaffen auf die {B}eziehungen der
                      {N}uklearwaffenstaaten in {S}üdasien},
      school       = {Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen},
      type         = {Dissertation},
      address      = {Aachen},
      publisher    = {RWTH Aachen University},
      reportid     = {RWTH-2024-02712},
      pages        = {1 Online-Ressource : Illustrationen},
      year         = {2023},
      note         = {Veröffentlicht auf dem Publikationsserver der RWTH Aachen
                      University 2024; Dissertation, Rheinisch-Westfälische
                      Technische Hochschule Aachen, 2023},
      abstract     = {In the context of the global increase in nuclear weapons
                      and the modernization efforts of the nuclear weapons states,
                      the question of the extent to which tactical nuclear
                      weapons, including in connection with an
                      escalate-to-de-escalate strategy, influence international
                      relations is addressed using the example of the three
                      neighboring nuclear weapons states China, India and
                      Pakistan. The analysis carried out to create a clear
                      definition shows that the distinction between tactical and
                      strategic nuclear weapons is ambiguous at a technical,
                      military and political level and should therefore be
                      rejected. Instead, nuclear weapons must be placed in an
                      overall context in which, in addition to technical data,
                      military, political, cultural-historical and economic
                      factors are also in-cluded in an assessment of nuclear
                      weapons policy. The influence of an active nuclear weapons
                      policy is then illustrated using the example of the South
                      Asian nuclear weap-ons states India, Pakistan and China. To
                      this end, these states are first examined with regard to
                      their nuclear arsenal, their nuclear infrastructure and
                      command structure as well as their political, economic and
                      cultural-historical experiences. The influence of the
                      respective heads of government is also included in the work.
                      The analysis shows that the Chinese and Pakistani states
                      have an active nuclear weapons policy, while a pas-sive
                      nuclear weapons policy can be assumed for the Indian state.
                      The subsequent ex-amination of the sample cases illustrates
                      the influence of the respective nuclear weap-ons policies on
                      armed conflicts between the South Asian nuclear weapons
                      states and China. It also shows that de-escalation was due
                      to external influences. Overall, the South Asia region, or
                      more broadly the Indian Ocean region, is becoming
                      increasingly important. At the same time, due to its unique
                      circumstances, it harbors a potential for escalation which
                      must be taken into account by all players in the region.},
      cin          = {771110 / 771220},
      ddc          = {320},
      cid          = {$I:(DE-82)771110_20190404$ / $I:(DE-82)771220_20170119$},
      typ          = {PUB:(DE-HGF)11},
      doi          = {10.18154/RWTH-2024-02712},
      url          = {https://publications.rwth-aachen.de/record/981025},
}