Arihant!

Full disclosure; I wrote this post INTENTIONALLY, and also ON PURPOSE, and largely because SOME NEFARIOUS PERSON SENT ME AN E-MAIL SAYING IT MIGHT INTERESTING TO WRITE ON THIS TOPIC:

Will INS Arihant and her sisters provide stability in South Asia, or increase the dangers of a crisis? A recent article in the Washington Quarterly suggests the latter. Diana Wueger argues that, contrary to the experience of the Cold War, the development of a sea-based deterrent will probably not contribute to the stability of the South Asian nuclear balance. Instead, it could lead to a dangerous spiral between India and Pakistan, or between India and China.