1st Edition
China's Assertive Nuclear Posture State Security in an Anarchic International Order
By Baohui Zhang
Copyright 2015
216 Pages
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Routledge
214 Pages
by
Routledge
214 Pages
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Routledge
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China’s nuclear capability is crucial for the balance of power in East Asia and the world. As this book reveals, there have been important changes recently in China’s nuclear posture: the movement from a minimum deterrence posture toward a medium nuclear power posture; the pursuit of space warfare and missile defence capabilities; and, most significantly, the omission in the 2013 Defence White... Read more
Introduction 1. Analyzing China's Nuclear Posture 2. China’s Nuclear Forces and Doctrines 3. Balance of Power and China’s Expanding Offensive Nuclear Capabilities 4. Balance of Power and New Dimensions of China’s Nuclear Posture 5. Balance of Threat and China’s Changing Nuclear Doctrines 6. China’s Assertive Nuclear Posture and the Security of East Asia Conclusion
Biography
Baohui Zhang is Director, Centre for Asian Pacific Studies, and Professor of Political Science, at Lingnan University, Hong Kong
