PLA Reforms and Chinas Nuclear Forces

Abstract

China is in the midst of sweeping military reforms that will affect the force structure, administration, and command and control mechanisms of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA). The reforms have the dual goals of tightening political control and improving the militarys ability to conduct joint operations. Among the major steps is the creation of the new PLA Rocket Force, which replaced the former Second Artillery in controlling Chinas nuclear forces and land-based ballistic and cruise missiles. Despite much attention paid to its new name and higher organizational status, the Rocket Force appears to be the service least affected by the reforms.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1020038

Entities

People

  • David C. Logan

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Artillery Units
  • Ballistic Missile Submarines
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Command And Control
  • Department Of Defense
  • Force Structure
  • Military Forces (Foreign)
  • National Security
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Rockets
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Training
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control