China's Strategic Arsenal | Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems

James M. Smith (u. a.)

ISBN 10: 1647120799 / ISBN 13: 9781647120795

Published by Georgetown University Press, 2021

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China's Strategic Arsenal | Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems | James M. Smith (u. a.) | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2021 | Georgetown University Press | EAN 9781647120795 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: China's Strategic Arsenal | Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1647120799
• ISBN 13: 9781647120795
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 225W x 150H x 23D millimeters 225 millimeters width by 150 millimeters height by 23 millimeters depth
• Weight: 348 grams
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Synopsis

A critical look at how China’s growing strategic arsenal could impact a rapidly changing world order

China’s strategic capabilities and doctrine have historically differed from the United States’ and Russia’s. China has continued to modernize and expand its arsenal despite its policy of no first use, while the United States and Russia have decreased deployed weapons stocks.

This volume brings together an international group of distinguished scholars to provide a fresh assessment of China's strategic military capabilities, doctrines, and political perceptions in light of rapidly advancing technologies, an expanding and modernizing nuclear arsenal, and an increased great-power competition with the United States.

Analyzing China's strategic arsenal is critical for a deeper understanding of China’s relations with both its neighbors and the world. Without a doubt, China’s arsenal is growing in size and sophistication, but key uncertainties also lie ahead. Will China’s new capabilities and confidence lead it to be more assertive and take more risks? Will China’s nuclear traditions change as the strategic balance improves? Will China’s approach to military competition be guided by a notion of strategic stability or not? Will there be a strategic arms race with the United States? China's Strategic Arsenal provides a current understanding of these issues as we strive for a stable strategic future with China.

About the Author

Paul J. Bolt is a professor and the head of the Department of Political Science at the US Air Force Academy. He has published on Chinese foreign relations and defense issues, and coauthored China, Russia, and Twenty-First Century Global Geopolitics.

James M. Smith is the director of the US Air Force Institute for National Security Studies at the US Air Force Academy, where he serves as a professor of strategic studies. He has published on strategic issues, terrorism, and military leader development.