Baohui Zhang

China's Assertive Nuclear Posture

State Security in an Anarchic International Order

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Produktbeschreibung

China's nuclear capability is crucial for the balance of power in East Asia and the world; and has the potential to disrupt the East Asian, and global, strategic balance. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the recent changes in China's nuclear posture. It argues that there is a new, troubling assertiveness about China's nuclear posture, and assesses the likely impact on China's neighbours and on the international strategic balance, especially with the United States. The book concludes by discussing the shift under China's new leadership towards a more offensive international strategy, and by considering China's nuclear posture within this broader development.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9781138799257
• ISBN-10: 1138799254
• Artikelnr.: 41452808

Autorenporträt

Baohui Zhang is Director, Centre for Asian Pacific Studies, and Professor of Political Science, at Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. Analyzing China's Nuclear Posture 2. China's Nuclear Forces
and Doctrines 3. Balance of Power and China's Expanding Offensive Nuclear
Capabilities 4. Balance of Power and New Dimensions of China's Nuclear
Posture 5. Balance of Threat and China's Changing Nuclear Doctrines 6.
China's Assertive Nuclear Posture and the Security of East Asia Conclusion