"This volume brings together an international group of distinguished scholars to provide a fresh assessment of China's strategic military capabilities, doctrine

China’s approach to nuclear deterrence has been broadly consistent since its first test in 1964, but it has recently accelerated nuclear force modernization.

The global implications of China's rise as a global actor In 2005, a senior official in the George W. Bush administration expressed the hope that China would em

This inside look at the history and politics of China's changing nuclear posture is based on extensive analysis of Chinese and Western documents and interviews