TY  - BOOK
AU  - HOFFMANN Fabian R.
TI  - The strategic-level effects of long-range strike weapons: : a framework for analysis 
PY  - 2024///
KW  - ADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
KW  - STRATEGY
KW  - WAR
KW  - AIRPOWER
KW  - CHINA
N2  - Can long-range strike weapons (LRS) create strategic-level effects? Despite extensive debate about the impact of LRS on contemporary warfare, the question of how such weapons can create strategic-level effects has received limited attention. I identify four strategic functions LRS can fulfil to create strategic-level effects: (1) counter-population, (2) strategic interdiction, (3) counter-leadership, and (4) counterforce. By fulfilling these functions, LRS can undermine the will and/or capacity of the adversary to resist at the strategic level of warfare, independent of warfighting efforts located at the tactical and operational levels. I apply these arguments in an analysis of China’s conventional missile arsenal and doctrine. My analysis suggests that Chinese leaders believe that employing LRS for strategic functions constitutes a potentially effective way of subduing their enemies. The findings have implications for scholars’ and policymakers’ understanding of the role of LRS in international politics and contemporary warfare
UR  - https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2024.2351500
ER  -