ABSTRACT This article traces the evolution of India’s nuclear strategy over the past 20 years, as it went from reluctant nuclear power to a mature nuclear weapons nation. It explores the various doctrinal and postural choices India has made, and confronts, as its threat environment evolves and as its institutions have matured. Most notably, it analyzes various options to address the dilemma of Pakistan’s tactical nuclear weapons threat, and how India can adjust its nuclear posture and strategy to possibly escape the paralysis induced by that threat.

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二十年后印度的核战略：从不情愿到成熟

摘要 本文追溯了印度核战略在过去 20 年中的演变，从不情愿的核电发展到成熟的核武器国家。它探讨了随着威胁环境的演变和机构的成熟，印度已经做出和面临的各种教义和姿态选择。最值得注意的是，它分析了解决巴基斯坦战术核武器威胁困境的各种选择，以及印度如何调整其核态势和战略，以可能摆脱这种威胁造成的瘫痪。