Neoclassical Realism and the Underdevelopment of China's Nuclear Doctrine

By Paolo Rosa

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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319786393
• ISBN13: 9783319786391
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 167 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.8" x 8.3"