Pakistan’s Nuclear Weapons and the Kargil Conflict: Reassessing Their Role in the Two Sides’ Decision-Making

T. Negeen Pegahi is an Assistant Professor of Strategy and Director of the Mahan Scholars Research Program at the US Naval War College in Newport, RI, as well as a Non-resident Fellow at the Stimson Center in Washington, DC. The views expressed here are her own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Naval War College, the Department of the Navy, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. government. She wishes to thank Timothy Hoyt for extensive comments on an earlier draft. Email: <[email protected]>.