Naval War College Review
Abstract
In recent years, defense analysts in the United States have substantially revised their estimates of China’s missile prowess. A decade ago, most observers rated Beijing’s ballistic missiles as inaccurate, blunt weapons limited to terrorizing ci- vilian populations. Today, the emerging consensus within the U.S. strategic community is that China’s arsenal can infl ict lethal harm with precision on a wide ange of military targets, including ports and airfi elds. As a consequence, many observers have jettisoned previously sanguine net assessments that conferred de- cisive, qualitative advantages to Taiwan in the cross-strait military balance. Indeed, the debates on China’s coercive power and Taiwan’s apparent inability to resist such pressure have taken on a palpably fatalistic tone.
Recommended Citation
Yoshihara, Toshi
(2010)
"Chinese Missile Strategy and the U.S. Naval Presence in Japan,"
Naval War College Review: Vol. 63:
No.
3, Article 4.
Available at:
https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/nwc-review/vol63/iss3/4
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