Neoclassical Realism and the Underdevelopment of China’s Nuclear Doctrine

Paolo Rosa author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Birkhauser Verlag AG

Published:20th Apr '18

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This book addresses the under-researched discourse of the evolution of Chinese nuclear posture, and in particular, explains the absence from this evolution of a coherent and well-defined operational doctrine. Using a neoclassical realist framework, the book explains why China, after having launched a crash programme in the mid-1950s to develop a nuclear deterrent, did not debate a clear operational doctrine with respect to targeting and employment until the mid-1980s.

ISBN: 9783319786391

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 454g

167 pages

1st ed. 2018