160 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
by
Routledge
China’s nuclear arsenal has long been an enigma. The arsenal has historically been small, based almost exclusively on land-based ballistic missiles, maintained at a low level of alert, and married to a no-first-use doctrine – all choices that would seem to invite attack in a crisis. Chinese leaders, when they have spoken about nuclear weapons, have articulated ideas that sound odd to the Western... Read more
Introduction 1. Chinese views of nuclear weapons 2. Nuclear weapons design and testing 3. Fissile material production 4. Nuclear forces 5. Strategic stability and regional security Conclusion
Biography
Jeffrey G. Lewis
