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- Title
Chinas nuclear command, control and operations.
- Abstract
The issues of Chinas nuclear command, control and operations are a secret dominion and lack serious discussions due to the dearth of available literature. In this article, the author argues that Chinas command, control and communications systems suffer technological problems, despite the efforts being made. Owing to technological progress, Chinas strategic and tactical nuclear targetting plans are versatile, but its current striking capability is insufficient. The potential use of tactical nuclear weapons, which China has been developing for decades, could contradict Chinas no first use commitment. In a nutshell, the author is convinced that Chinas nuclear posture is more aggressive than its oft-cited policies, and the Chinese are constantly preparing for a more offensive nuclear posture against other nuclear powers, although Chinas nuclear operational capability is still far behind.
- Subjects
NUCLEAR weapons (International law); WAR (International law); NO first use (Nuclear strategy); FIRST strike (Nuclear strategy)
- Publication
International Relations of the Asia-Pacific, 2007, Vol 7, Issue 2, p155
- ISSN
1470-482X
- Publication type
Article