China's military advances make case for strategic stability talks

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2022-05

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Honolulu, HI : East-West Center

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China has long sought to distinguish its nuclear posture and force structure from those of Russia and the United States. However, its recent military advances and shifts in arsenal size, mating posture, alert status, dual-capable systems, and machine learning and autonomy demonstrate an ever-growing degree of convergence with these two countries. While introducing the potential for arms races or crises, these developments also increase the impetus for strategic stability dialogues. Unlike arms control negotiations, which tend to concentrate on limits to weapons development and numbers, strategic stability dialogues are broader and focus on weapons employment and escalation. Though past efforts to engage in such talks have met with challenges, the appeal of strategic stability talks may be growing.

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Arms race - China, Nuclear crisis stability, Strategic rivalries (World politics)

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4 p.

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China
Russia
United States

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AsiaPacific Issues ; no. 153

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