Towards nuclear stewardship with China/
Hans Binnendijk & David C. Gompert
- 2023
With the rising risk of complex crises and military escalation in the Pacific region, the United States should invite China into a process of nuclear restraint and confidence-building, which we call 'nuclear stewardship'. This process could start with a joint bilateral declaration that neither superpower would use nuclear weapons first against the other or its formal allies. This would acknowledge that neither side could gain by striking first with a nuclear device. This declaration could be the leading edge of a broader set of discussions on strategic stability and eventual implementation of confidence-building measures designed to enhance mutual understanding and trust in the US-Chinese nuclear relationship.
CHINA UNITED STATES TAIWAN ONE CHINA POLICY--PACIFIC REGION--NUCLEAR STEWARDSHIP NO FIRST USE (NFU)--DETERRENCE--NUCLEAR WAR