Religion and Nuclear Weapons
A Study of Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan
Published on 30. September 2022
Book
Hardback
130 pages
978-93-93499-59-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book explores religion's role in shaping a state's nuclear policies. It analyses whether religion becomes a motivating or de-motivating factor in the nuclear weapons programs. The fatwa of Ayatollah Khamenei, the Iranian Supreme Leader, against nuclear weapons is an important factor in the recent debate over the possibility of nuclear weaponization in Iran. At the same time, Pakistan's nuclear tests of 1998 were labelled as tests of an 'Islamic bomb'.
The book also examines various theories on the causes of nuclear weaponization, adding the role of religion within their frameworks. It also explores religion's direct impact on nuclear policymakers and the indirect influence in nuclear policy by shaping social norms, strategic culture, and public opinion in countries.
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Language
English
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
350 gr
ISBN-13
978-93-93499-59-2 (9789393499592)
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Shameer Modongal is a Fulbright Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellow and a Visiting Scholar in Residence at the School of International Studies, American University, Washington DC. He previously taught MA West Asian Studies at the University of Kerala and completed his PhD at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Dr. Modongal has published six books, including Islamic Perspectives on International Conflict Resolution: Theological Debates on the Israel-Palestinian Peace Process (Routledge, 2022) and Religion and Nuclear Weapons: A Study of Islamic Republic of Iran and Pakistan (Vij Books, 2022). In 2024, he released a book in Malayalam titled Palestine-Israel: Religion and Politics. He has edited three volumes on global security, Palestine, and women's empowerment, and he serves as an editor/reviewer for international journals such as the British Journal of Political Science and Cogent Social Sciences.