DODGE Paul <br/><br/>
China's naval strategy and nuclear weapons:   the risks of intentional and inadvertent nuclear escalation / 
by Paul Dodge 
 -  2005 
<br/><br/> China's naval strategy closely integrates China's conventional forces with nuclear weapons in a warfighting role,  a combination which is intended to threaten or cause massive U.S. casualties. This paper argues that in reality China's conventional air and naval capabilities are modest and the PLA might suffer heavy losses in the early days of a US-Sino conflict. At that stage the situation could become highly unstable with China faced with a choice between defeat or the use of nuclear weapons. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>CHINA--NUCLEAR WARFARE<br/>CHINA--NAVAL STRATEGY<br/>CHINA--CONFLICT SCENARIOS--UNITED STATES