China’s Nuclear Buildup Has Nothing to Do with Security

China’s Nuclear Buildup Has Nothing to Do with Security

China’s Nuclear Buildup Has Nothing to Do with Security

By – Kian Donovan;

For a rapidly militarizing state like China, such investment in nuclear potential seems like predictable and sensible security decision, and it has been justified by Chinese officials as a “vital deterrent” against the United States. There is, however, one problem with this practice: it has almost no security benefit.