Changing nature of Chinese nuclear strategy
Technical Report
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OSTI ID:479116
Traditionally, analysts have believed that China was only interested in pursuing a minimalist, counter-value nuclear strategy that aimed at achieving strategic deterrence. This paper examines the possibility that Chinese nuclear strategy is changing in several ways: (1) it is moving to embrace a nuclear warfighting approach that encompasses tactical, theater, and strategic nuclear weapons, and (2) it is moving from a counter-value to a counter-force strategic nuclear posture.
- Research Organization:
- Institute for Defense Analyses, Alexandria, VA (United States)
- OSTI ID:
- 479116
- Report Number(s):
- AD-A--321658/7/XAB; CNN: Contract IDA-D-19006
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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