TY  - JOUR
T1  - The India-Pakistani Military and Nuclear Arms Race in Post-Cold War Period:
The Regional Security Complex in South Asia
AU - Sudirman, Arfin 
JO  - The Social Sciences
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
SP  - 709
EP  - 716
PY  - 2018
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1818-5800
DO  - sscience.2018.709.716
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=sscience.2018.709.716
KW  - Nuclear arms race
KW  -balance of power
KW  -India-Pakistan
KW  -regional security complex
KW  -future
KW  -international community
AB  - The study examines the India-Pakistani nuclear arms race and its effect to the regional security in
South Asia today as a Cold War’s legacy. This study argues that the balance of power and security dilemma
principles also work in the region level due to the fact that both countries use nuclear weapons as a deterrence
power, a similar pattern that also occurred during the Cold War era. External power such as US, China and
Russia are actually aggravating the situation by selling the nuclear material (such as uranium) and technology
to both countries regardless the future consequence. However, since, multipolar system gives level of threat
into more complex and broader sectors of security issues-not to mention the existence of non state actors such
as terrorist groups, the regional security in South Asia is essential to prevent further damage to the nearby
region. Therefore, the role of international community such as the UN to restore order in the regions is vital.
ER  -