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Autore |
Chase Michael |
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China's evolving approach to "Integrated Strategic Deterrence" / / Michael S. Chase, Arthur Chan |
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Santa Monica, California : , : RAND, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (79 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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National security - China - 21st century |
Cyberterrorism - China |
China Military policy 21st century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Summary; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: China's Strategic-Deterrence Concepts; Nuclear Deterrence; Conventional Deterrence; Space and Cyberspace Deterrence; CHAPTER THREE: China's Strategic-Deterrence Capabilities; China's Nuclear Forces; PLA Conventional Forces; Information-Warfare Capabilities; Chinese Space and Counter-Space Capabilities; "People's War" and Deterrence; CHAPTER FOUR: Strategic-Deterrence Activities in Peacetime, Crisis, and War; CHAPTER FIVE: Implications and Conclusions |
Implications for China's Approach to Deterrence Policy and StrategyEscalation Management Challenges; Implications for Extended Deterrence and Assurance of U.S. Allies; Conclusion; References |
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"Drawing on a wide range of sources, including Chinese-language publications, this report finds that China's strategic-deterrence concepts are evolving in response to a changing assessment of its external security environment and a growing emphasis on protecting its emerging interests in space and cyberspace. At the same time, China is rapidly closing what was once a substantial gap between the People's Liberation Army's strategic weapons capabilities and its |
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strategic-deterrence concepts. Chinese military publications indicate that China has a broad concept of strategic deterrence, one in which a multidimensional set of military and nonmilitary capabilities combine to constitute the "integrated strategic deterrence" posture required to protect Chinese interests. For China, powerful military capabilities of several types - including nuclear capabilities, conventional capabilities, space capabilities, and cyberwarfare forces - are all essential components of a credible strategic deterrent. Chinese military publications indicate that nonmilitary aspects of national power - most notably diplomatic, economic, and scientific and technological strength - also contribute to strategic deterrence alongside military capabilities"--Back cover. |
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