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The Paradox of Power: Sino-American Strategic Restraint in an Era of Vulnerability
The Paradox of Power SinoAmerican Strategic Restraint in an Era of Vulnerability Author:David C. Gompert, Phillip C. Saunders Assesses the prospect of U.S.-Chinese competition and develops three related analytic findings upon which their recommendations are built: that in each domain, the offense is dominant; that each side will be highly vulnerabl e to a strike from the other side; and that the retaliating side will still be able to do acceptable damage to the initiat... more »ing party. Recommends that the United States propose a comprehensive approach based on mutual restraint whereby it and China can mitigate their growing strategic vulnerabilities.« less