Countervalue Reimagined

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This article reevaluates countervalue nuclear targeting strategies in the context of a multipolar world with demographic asymmetry and autocratic regimes. It suggests that real estate valuation is a more accurate metric for regime-relevant assets than traditional population and industrial destruction measures.

Abstract This article reexamines countervalue nuclear targeting in a multipolar strategic environment characterized by demographic asymmetry and autocratic governance. During the Cold War, countervalue deterrence relied primarily on population and industrial destruction as proxies for national wealth. This article argues that such metrics are increasingly misaligned with contemporary political economy, particularly in China. Real estate valuation offers a more regime-relevant … Read more The post Countervalue Reimagined appeared first on Small Wars Journal by Arizona State University.