Chinese Theater and Strategic Missile Force Modernization and its Implications for the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11158192 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael S Chase (Naval War College, corresponding author), Andrew S Erickson (0009-0004-4609-744X, Naval War College), Christopher Yeaw (Naval War College) |
| Year | 2009 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 67-114 |
| Publication date | 2009-02-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Strategic Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0140-2390 • E-ISSN: 1743-937X |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01402390802407434 |
| OpenAlex | W2046290713 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 12 |
| References cited | 10 |
The People's Republic of China (PRC), no longer content with its longstanding ‘minimalist’ nuclear posture and strategy, is enhancing the striking power and survivability of its theater and strategic missile forces and rethinking its nuclear doctrine in ways that may pose serious challenges for the United States. Although the modernization of Chinese nuclear and missile forces may ultimately result in greater strategic deterrence stability, this change will not come about immediately or automatically. Indeed, it is entirely possible that China's growing missile capabilities could decrease crisis stability under certain circumstances, especially in the event of a US–China conflict over Taiwan
China · Deterrence theory · Doctrine · Missile · Modernization theory · Nuclear force · Nuclear strategy · Nuclear weapon · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Survivability · Engineering · European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
North Korea, missile defense, and U.S.-China security dilemma
Missile defense and strategic stability
The Pivot to Asia, Air-Sea Battle and contested commons in the Asia Pacific region
Assuring Assured Retaliation
The Strategic Use of Soft Balancing
First Things First
Escalation through Entanglement
China's Search for Assured Retaliation
Certainty of Uncertainty
The People’s Liberation Army in its Tenth Decade
The Meaning of the Nuclear Evolution
Change and innovation in Chinese nuclear weapons strategy
| Citations per year | 0.75 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2010 - 2022 (13) |
| Highly cited | No |