China's Nuclear Future.

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Book Title; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; 1-China's Nuclear Future in a Changing Environment; Overview of the Book; Notes; 2-Culture, Strategy, and Security; Strategic Considerations; Objective Drivers in Chinese Nuclear Strategy; Conclusion; Notes; 3-Evolving Nuclear Doctrine; Key Methodological Considerations; Historical Evolution of Chinese Views on Nuclear Weapons; Current Chinese Nuclear Doctrine; Conclusions; Notes; 4-Strategic Force Modernization; China's Strategic Force Modernization; Second Artillery Corps Education and Training Activities.

Future Directions for Chinese Strategic ForcesConstraints on China's Strategic Modernization; Conclusion; Appendix 1: PLA Strategic Missile Forces Bases and Order of Battle; Appendix 2: A Note on Sources; Notes; 5-Beijing's Perceptions of US Intentions; US Goals and Objectives; Coping with the Hegemon; Living with the United States; Nonproliferation and Arms Control; Nuclear Force Issues; Nuclear Force Issues in China's Calculus of Defense; Conclusion; Notes; 6-The Potential Flashpoint: Taiwan; Chinese Nuclear Forces; No-First-Use: Facing the New Reality of Taiwan?

Significance of Nuclear Weapons in a Taiwan CrisisConclusion; Notes; 7-Alternative Futures; How Will Modernization Change the Force?; The Impact of Ballistic Missile Defense; Departures from the Baseline; But What If This Is "Too Hard?"; Assessing Likelihood; Dissuasion; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; The Contributors; Index; About the Book.

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