Research Paper on:
The Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction in respect to Pakistan and India

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atomic bombs and nuclear weapons through to biological and chemical warfare. The attention was one on Russia and the US, now it has turn to Iraq, with the UN weapons  inspectors looking for any signs of WMD. These may be seen as indication of increasing level of tension between the nation states, where one are funds resolution due to a  change of political structure other nations see the creation of tensions or the development of hostilities. In looking at the role of WMD they maybe argued as being a symptom  of tensions rather than being a cause of instability. In this paper we will focus on the role of nuclear weapons, however, WMD may also encompass chemical and biological weapons  within the same definition (Panofsky, 1998). The situation between India and Pakistan has been one that has almost been forgotten despite much publicity in 1998 when India started to undertake  tests of nuclear weapons. This is an area where there have been increasing WMD capability and this has been accompanied by increasing instability and tensions The problem comes in identifying  which came first, the tension leading the desire to develop nuclear weapons, or the nuclear weapons development leading to the tension in the area. If any discussion is going  to focus on this area then there has to be a consideration of the historical development of relations between the two neighbouring states. This gives an indication of the way  in which the political relationship has develop and may indicate the level of tensions., In looking at some aspects of this the tension levels can be assessed and then the  development f WMD may be considered in order to ascertain if they are a result or a cause of international tensions. The political conflict between Pakistan and India is