Kapur, Ashok creator text New Delhi Oxford University Press 2001 monographic xxii, 264 p. ; 22 cm. Early history (1930s-1947) and the structure of nuclear science, state, and society -- The Nehru-Bhabha years, 1947-64 -- The diplomatic base of India's nuclear strategy -- The Shastri-Gandhi years, 1964-74: the external dynamics -- The Shastri-Gandhi years, 1964-74: the internal dynamics -- Factors and issues in the development of Indian strategic independence with nuclear explosives, 1974-98 -- Pokhran II and after: the reactions, debates, and consequences. Ashok Kapur Military policy Diplomatic relations Nuclear weapons Government policy 327.2 KAP/P 9780195649437