About the Book:
Title Image: Pakistan’s first nuclear tests conducted on 28 May 1998 at Ras Koh Hills, Chagai district, Balochistan.
Written by one of Pakistan’s most distinguished diplomats who served the country with rare capability at the UN in Geneva, … and other assignments, this book is an unusually distinctive work of research, incisive analysis and fluent narrative on a subject of significance both internationally and for Pakistan.
– Javed Jabbar, Pakistan Senator (r)
With exceptional insight and grip on the subject, Ambassador Zamir Akram has written a fascinating account, drawing a clear linkage between Pakistan’s security imperative and deterrence…
– General Zubair Mahmood Hayat, Former Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
Zamir has given a masterly account of nuclear South Asia, and the pressures and impediments in the evolution of Pakistan’s nuclear programme till it became a reality. A must-read book for all policymakers, strategists and especially the youth of Pakistan.
– Riaz H Khokhar, Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary
Based on personal experience during a foreign service career dealing with China, Russia, India, the US and the UN and using primary sources as well as interviews with key officials, Zamir Akram has highlighted the crucial role played by Pakistani scientists, diplomats and soldiers for the attainment of nuclear deterrence.
– Shamshad Ahmad, Former Pakistan Foreign Secretary
Zamir Akram’s rich and impressively detailed book is an indispensable guide to the development of Pakistan’s nuclear deterrent and nuclear
rivalry with India, one of the most important relationships in the world today.
– Dr Anatol Lieven, Author of Pakistan: A Hard Country
The doyen of Pakistan’s arms control diplomats makes a net contribution to the history of Pakistan’s nuclear weapons foreign policy. Ambassador Zamir Akram’s authoritative, civilian and resolutely unapologetic Pakistani perspective will be especially valuable to … diplomats and students of foreign or security policy …
– Dr Antoine Levesques, Research Fellow, The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS)
The book is well-researched and backed by the author’s firsthand experience as an Ambassador and his interaction with relevant people in positions of power. The author builds up Pakistan’s case to become a nuclear state in the wake of the security and strategic challenges it faced.
– Huma Baqai, Associate Professor, IBA, Karachi
