Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Map, Tables, and Figures vii
4. Preface ix
5. Pakistan: Key Characters xv
6. Abbreviations xix
7. 1. Introduction 1
8. Part I: The Reluctant Phase
9. 2. Atoms for Peace at the Crossroads of History 17
10. 3. Ayub’s Non-Decision and the Nuclear Bomb Option 32
11. 4. Never Again 68
12. Part II: The Secret Nuclear R&D Program
13. 5. The Route to Nuclear Ambition 95
14. 6. Punishing Pakistan 124
15. 7. Mastery of Uranium Enrichment 139
16. 8. Procurement Network in the Grey Market 162
17. 9. Building the Bomb 174
18. 10. Mastery of Plutonium Production 191
19. Part III: Covert Arsenal and Delivery Means
20. 11. Military Crises and Nuclear Signaling 207
21. 12. Pakistan’s Missile Quest 234
22. 13. The Grazing Horse in the Meadows 252
23. 14. The Nuclear Test Decision 269
24. Part IV: Toward an Operational Deterrent
25. 15. The Dawn of a Nuclear Power 287
26. 16. A Shaky Beginning: Kargil and Its Aftermath 306
27. 17. Establishment of Robust Command and Control 321
28. 18. Testing the Deterrent 338
29. Part V: Meeting New Challenges
30. 19. The Unraveling of the Khan Network 359
31. 20. Nuclear Pakistan and the World 377
32. Epilogue 393
33. Notes 399
34. Index 493