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THE US NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION POLICY TOWARDS PAKISTAN 19902000

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50      10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50      Published : Sep 2019

The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)

Abstract

    The nuclear issue is considered to be one of the most important concerns in the Pak-US affairs since the 1970s. The issue further transpired after May 1998 when India conducted its second nuclear test, followed by Pakistan. Moreover, the US shared its critical concern over Pakistan’s nuclear programme since 1990. Afterwards, the US imposed sanctions on Pakistan to penalize the country and restrict the State of Pakistan from developing nuclear weapons. The Indian nuclear tests in May 1998 furthered the overall frustration in the U.S. administration which paved the way for taking some strong economic restrictions against India and Pakistan. It also became a concentrated challenge for the US to avoid any expected nuclear clash between Pakistan and India in the post-nuclear tests scenario. In this article, the US policy of nuclear non-proliferation toward Pakistan in the 1990s has been extensively examined in chronological order to set a proper score of literature for the researchers and academicians. Also, the study is conducted based on the secondary source of data, published interviews and a comparative analysis of US assistance to Pakistan in the 80s and 90s, to bring up the faded facts.

    (1) Fazal Rabbi
    Associate Professor/Head, Department of Pakistan Studies/History, National University of Modern Languages, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (2) Munazza Mubarak
    Lecturer, Department of Pakistan Studies, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
    (3) Javid Ali Kalhoro
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pakistan Studies, NUML, Islamabad, Pakistan.
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    CHICAGO : Rabbi, Fazal, Munazza Mubarak, and Javid Ali Kalhoro. 2019. "The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III): 398-406 doi: 10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50

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    HARVARD : RABBI, F., MUBARAK, M. & KALHORO, J. A. 2019. The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000). Global Social Sciences Review, IV, 398-406.

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    MHRA : Rabbi, Fazal, Munazza Mubarak, and Javid Ali Kalhoro. 2019. "The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV: 398-406

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    MLA : Rabbi, Fazal, Munazza Mubarak, and Javid Ali Kalhoro. "The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)." Global Social Sciences Review, IV.III (2019): 398-406 Print.

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    OXFORD : Rabbi, Fazal, Mubarak, Munazza, and Kalhoro, Javid Ali (2019), "The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)", Global Social Sciences Review, IV (III), 398-406

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    TURABIAN : Rabbi, Fazal, Munazza Mubarak, and Javid Ali Kalhoro. "The US Nuclear Non-Proliferation Policy towards Pakistan (1990-2000)." Global Social Sciences Review IV, no. III (2019): 398-406. https://doi.org/10.31703/gssr.2019(IV-III).50