LEADER 03473nam 2200493 450 001 9910219966603321 005 20230808192950.0 010 $a0-8330-9419-X 035 $a(CKB)3710000000656965 035 $a(EBL)4519026 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4519026 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000656965 100 $a20160526h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aChina's evolving approach to "Integrated Strategic Deterrence" /$fMichael S. Chase, Arthur Chan 210 1$aSanta Monica, California :$cRAND,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (79 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-8330-9416-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aCover; 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 327 $aImplications for China's Approach to Deterrence Policy and StrategyEscalation Management Challenges; Implications for Extended Deterrence and Assurance of U.S. Allies; Conclusion; References 330 $a"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 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. 606 $aNational security$zChina$y21st century 606 $aCyberterrorism$zChina 607 $aChina$xMilitary policy$y21st century 615 0$aNational security 615 0$aCyberterrorism 676 $a355.033051 700 $aChase$b Michael$0910141 702 $aChan$b Arthur 712 02$aRand Corporation. 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910219966603321 996 $aChina's evolving approach to "Integrated Strategic Deterrence"$92892051 997 $aUNINA