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100			_aHOFFMANN Fabian R. _eauthor
245			_aThe strategic-level effects of long-range strike weapons: _ba framework for analysis / _cFabian R. Hoffmann
260			_c2024
520			_aCan 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.
650			_aADVANCED CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
650			_aSTRATEGY
650			_aWAR
650			_aAIRPOWER
650			_aCHINA
773			_gThe Journal of Strategic Studies, Volume 47, Number 6-7, December 2024, pages: 964-1000
856			_uhttps://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/01402390.2024.2351500 _zClick here for full text
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