What question did this study set out to answer?

The essay examines how technological advancements impact crisis management between nuclear-armed states in South Asia.

April 24, 2026Open Access

How Technology Is Breaking Crisis Management In Nuclear South Asia

Key Points

The essay examines how technological advancements impact crisis management between nuclear-armed states in South Asia.
Analysis of recent confrontations between India and Pakistan (2016, 2019, 2025)
Introduction of the concept of systemic compression
Examination of technological elements like drones and cyber capabilities
Crisis timelines are significantly compressed due to advanced technologies.
Escalation behaviors deviate from traditional deterrence theory predictions.
Increased use of precision-strike systems and surveillance diminishes room for diplomatic responses.

Abstract

Technological acceleration is changing how crises unfold between nuclear-armed adversaries. In South Asia, India and Pakistan have fought an escalating series of confrontations—2016, 2019, and 2025—that move faster, involve more domains, and leave less room for diplomacy than classical deterrence theory predicts. This essay introduces the concept of systemic compression: a structural condition in which precision-strike systems, surveillance networks, drones, and cyber capabilities compress decision-making timelines and transform escalation behaviour.

Connected Papers

Building similarity graph...

Analyzing shared references across papers

Discussion

Authors

Atif Anwer Dar

Actions

References and Citations

Connected Papers

Building similarity graph...

Analyzing shared references across papers

How Technology Is Breaking Crisis Management In Nuclear South Asia

Key Points

Abstract

Citation Network

Connected Papers

Discussion

Authors

Actions

References and Citations

Citation Network

Connected Papers

Discussion

Cite this study

Also consider