Deterrence Down Under: Discussing Denial Without Disaster with Dahlia Goldfeld and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga

Carl and Christine welcome RAND researchers Dahlia Goldfeld and Nathan Beauchamp-Mustafaga to discuss their report titled “Denial Without Disaster: Keeping a US-China Conflict over Taiwan Under the Nuclear Threshold.” This episode delves into China’s nuclear buildup, its doctrine of nuclear first use, potential pathways to Chinese nuclear escalation and strategies the US can employ to minimize the likelihood of escalation.