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Neoclassical Realism and the Underdevelopment of China's Nuclear Doctrine

Medium: Buch
ISBN: 978-3-030-08753-1
Verlag: Springer International Publishing
Erscheinungstermin: 01.02.2019
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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.


Produkteigenschaften


  • Artikelnummer: 9783030087531
  • Medium: Buch
  • ISBN: 978-3-030-08753-1
  • Verlag: Springer International Publishing
  • Erscheinungstermin: 01.02.2019
  • Sprache(n): Englisch
  • Auflage: Softcover Nachdruck of the original 1. Auflage 2018
  • Produktform: Kartoniert, Paperback
  • Gewicht: 241 g
  • Seiten: 167
  • Format (B x H x T): 148 x 210 x 9 mm
  • Ausgabetyp: Kein, Unbekannt
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1. Introduction: Competing explanations for the underdevelopment of China’s nuclear doctrine 1.1. The underdevelopment of China’s nuclear doctrine – 1.2. “Existential deterrence” and minimum means of reprisal – 1.3. Traditional strategic culture and the art of ambiguity – 1.4. Maoist military thought and the downplaying of military technology – 1.5. Organization of the book
2. A neoclassical realist approach to military doctrines 2.1. Military doctrine and nuclear doctrine – 2.2. International source of military doctrine: The “balance of power” model – 2.3. Domestic sources of military doctrine (1): The organisational model – 2.4. Domestic sources of military doctrine (2): Strategic cultures – 2.5. A neoclassical realist framework of China’s nuclear doctrine formation
3. China’s nuclear programme: Origins and progress3.1. Mao and the Bomb – 3.2. The development of the programme – 3.3. The doctrine of “no-first-use”
4. Nuclear doctrine as a continuation of factional politics by other means, 1964-19714.1. The international situation: the Indochina war, the Soviet threat and the 1969 military clashes – 4.2. The domestic environment: “Politics in command” – 4.3. The strategic debate during the Cultural Revolution: Factions and foreign policy attitudes – 4.4. The impact on nuclear doctrine: Lack of operational concepts
5. Elite stability and nuclear doctrine formulation, 1978-1989 5.1. The international situation: The Vietnam “lesson”, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the SDI – 5.2. The domestic environment: Deng, elite stability and military modernization – 5.3. The strategic debate: People’s war under modern conditions – 5.4. The impact on nuclear doctrine: Considering limited nuclear war-fighting options
6. Conclusions