1. China and the U.S. Nuclear Posture Review
- Author:
- Lora Saalman
- Publication Date:
- 02-2011
- Content Type:
- Working Paper
- Institution:
- Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- Abstract:
- China is increasingly factored into U.S. nuclear strategy. When President Obama released the administration's Nuclear Posture Review (NPR)—a document that guides America's nuclear policy, strategy, capabilities, and force posture for the next five to ten years—in April 2010, China was named 36 times. By contrast, China was barely mentioned in the last NPR completed in 2002. The United States expressed its desire to enhance strategic stability with China, but there needs to be a better understanding of how China perceives America's nuclear posture.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Defense Policy, Diplomacy, and Nuclear Weapons
- Political Geography:
- United States, China, and Israel