Overview
Addresses the under-researched discourse of the evolution of Chinese nuclear doctrine
Explains why China's operational doctrine was not formulated for thirty years after the start of their nuclear programme
Contributes to the development of a neoclassical realist approach to the study of international relations by demonstrating its utility in explaining the formation of a state’s military doctrine
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
Keywords
- China's nuclear doctrine
- political-military culture
- belief systems
- balance of power model
- organisational model
- strategic culture
- neoclassical realism
- neoclassical realist
- Mao
- no-first-use
- Cultural Revolution
- Lin Biao
- factionalism
- Vietnam War of 1979
- Afghanistan
- Strategic Defence Initiative
- People's War
- People's War under modern conditions
About this book
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.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Neoclassical Realism and the Underdevelopment of China’s Nuclear Doctrine
Authors: Paolo Rosa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-78640-7
Publisher: Palgrave Pivot Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-78639-1Published: 20 April 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-78640-7Published: 06 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: IX, 167
Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations
Topics: International Relations Theory, International Security Studies, Military and Defence Studies, Foreign Policy, Conflict Studies, Asian Politics