In the 19th episode of Experts' Dispatch, the Centre for Strategic and Contemporary Research (CSCR) hosted Brig. Feroz Hassan Khan to discuss the critical aspects of nuclear deterrence and its implications for South Asia.
The conversation contextualized South Asia while discussing the significance of the number of nuclear weapons, various frameworks for understanding deterrence relationships, the fallibility of nuclear deterrence, and Russia's recent de-ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT). Brig. Khan emphasizes the historical context of nuclear deterrence, drawing lessons from the Cold War era and highlighting the evolving dynamics in the 21st century.
Outline:
00:00 - Introduction
00:45 - Do the numbers of nuclear weapons matters
05:30 - Frameworks of nuclear deterrence
15:30 - Is nuclear deterrence infallible
22:33 - Russia's de-ratification of CTBT and its affects on South Asia