Dragon or Dinosaur? Nuclear Weapons in a Modernizing China
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20139282 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas M Kane (0000-0002-7650-9239, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Publication date | 2003-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The US Army War College Quarterly Parameters (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0031-1723 • E-ISSN: 0031-1723 |
| Publisher | United States Army War College Press (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.55540/0031-1723.2175 |
| OpenAlex | W2992446398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 3 |
F ew leaders, if any, would make the decision to deploy nuclear weapons casually. Therefore, the fact that a country possesses such arms indicates that it has important uses for them. Nevertheless, analysts of contemporary Chinese foreign policy often dismiss the nuclear arsenal of the People's Republic of China (PRC) as insignificant in size and passively defensive in purpose. 1 Indeed, analysts of contemporary nuclear matters often fail to mention China at all. 2 This article aims to correct these omissions by arguing that Beijing has long-term aspirations to improve its position in world politics, and that nuclear weapons play a fundamental role in its plans
China · Criminology · Nuclear weapon · Political science · Sociology · Law · Nuclear Issues and Defense
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2004 - 2004 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |