China's rocket force and the manifestation dilemma: Evolving nuclear strategy and its implications for India

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By Lieutenant Colonel Srikumar Bharathi P: Historically, Beijing always maintained a muted stance on nuclear vectors, even though its first nuclear test was conducted way back in 1964. Mao himself was assertive about nuclear weapons, calling it “paper tiger”, though immediately on the establishment of People’s Republic of China (PRC), the country started its nuclear weapons and Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM) program. During a discussion with EF Hill an Australian communist leader and founder of Communist Party of Australia in 1968, Mao stated, “Our country, in a sense is still a non- nuclear power, with this little nuclear weaponry, we cannot be counted as a nuclear country. If we are to fight a war, we must u...

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