PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
David C. Logan, “Are They Reading Schelling in Beijing? The Dimensions, Drivers, and Risks of Nuclear-Conventional Entanglement in China,” Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1 (2023) [lead article].
David C. Logan and Robert C. Watts IV, “Correspondence: Debating China’s Use of Overseas Ports,” International Security, Vol. 47, No. 3 (2023).
David C. Logan, “The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It,” International Security, Vol. 46, No. 4 (2022).
David C. Logan, “Career Paths in the PLA Rocket Force: What They Tell Us,” Asian Security, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2019).
David C. Logan, “The Hard Constraints on a Chinese Nuclear Breakout,” Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 24, No. 1/2 (2017).
PEER-REVIEWED MONOGRAPHS
David C. Logan and Phillip C. Saunders, Discerning the Drivers of China’s Nuclear Force Development: Models, Indicators, and Data, China Strategic Perspectives 18 (NDU Press, 2023).
PEER- AND EDITOR-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
“China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent: Implications for the PLAN, Chinese Nuclear Strategy, and U.S.-China Strategic Stability,” in Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson, eds., Chinese Undersea Warfare (Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 2024).
Phillip C. Saunders and David C. Logan, “The Implications of the PLA’s Nuclear Expansion and Modernization for China’s Crisis Behavior,” in Roy D. Kamphausen, ed., China’s Military Decision-Making in Times of Crisis and Conflict (Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2023), with Phillip C. Saunders.
David C. Logan and Phillip C. Saunders, “China’s Regional Nuclear Capability, Non-Nuclear Strategic Systems, and Integration of Concepts and Operations,” in China’s Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems, ed. Paul Bolt and James M. Smith (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2021).
David C. Logan, “Rocket Force Personnel in the Age of Xi Jinping,” in The People in the PLA 2.0, ed. Roy Kamphausen (Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College Press, 2021).
David C. Logan, “Making Sense of China’s Missile Forces,” in Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms, ed. Phillip C. Saunders and Joel Wuthnow (Washington, D.C.: NDU Press, 2019).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
David C. Logan, “Opinion: Did Putin Just Inch Russia and the U.S. Closer to Nuclear War?” The Los Angeles Times (2023).
David C. Logan, “Intensifying U.S.-China Nuclear Competition: The Evolution of U.S. and Chinese Nuclear Strategies,” in Next Steps for the U.S.-China Strategic Nuclear Relationship, ed. David Santoro (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Forum, 2022).
David C. Logan, “Nuclear Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula: What We Can Learn from the Literature,” Korea On Point, Sejong Institute (2022).
David C. Logan, “Trilateral Arms Control: A Realistic Assessment of Chinese Participation,” The Stimson Center (2021).
David C. Logan, “The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons,” War on the Rocks (2020).
David C. Logan, “Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Rocket Force,” The Diplomat (2018).
David C. Logan, “The Military in Politics,” Naval History, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2018).
David C. Logan, “Hard Constraints on China’s Nuclear Forces,” War On the Rocks (2017).
David C. Logan, “The Evolution of the PLA’s Red-Blue Exercises,” China Brief, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2017).
David C. Logan, “Who Will Command China’s New SSBN Fleet?” The Diplomat (2017).
David C. Logan, “China’s Future SSBN Command & Control Structure,” National Defense University Press (2016).
David C. Logan, “Overconfidence in Confidence Building,” Foreign Affairs (2016).
David C. Logan, “PLA Reforms and China’s Nuclear Forces,” Joint Force Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 4 (2016).
Joel Wuthnow and David C. Logan, “Should Taiwan Fear China’s New Rocket Force?” Policy Forum (2016).
Greg Thielmann and David C. Logan, “The Complex and Increasingly Dangerous Nuclear Weapons Geometry of Asia,” Arms Control Association (2016).
David C. Logan, “Drawing a Line Between Conventional and Nuclear Weapons in China,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (2015).
Zhao Tong and David C. Logan, “What if China Develops MIRVs?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (2015).
David C. Logan, “Are They Reading Schelling in Beijing? The Dimensions, Drivers, and Risks of Nuclear-Conventional Entanglement in China,” Journal of Strategic Studies, Vol. 46, No. 1 (2023) [lead article].
David C. Logan and Robert C. Watts IV, “Correspondence: Debating China’s Use of Overseas Ports,” International Security, Vol. 47, No. 3 (2023).
David C. Logan, “The Nuclear Balance Is What States Make of It,” International Security, Vol. 46, No. 4 (2022).
David C. Logan, “Career Paths in the PLA Rocket Force: What They Tell Us,” Asian Security, Vol. 15, No. 2 (2019).
David C. Logan, “The Hard Constraints on a Chinese Nuclear Breakout,” Nonproliferation Review, Vol. 24, No. 1/2 (2017).
PEER-REVIEWED MONOGRAPHS
David C. Logan and Phillip C. Saunders, Discerning the Drivers of China’s Nuclear Force Development: Models, Indicators, and Data, China Strategic Perspectives 18 (NDU Press, 2023).
- Media Coverage: The New York Times [2], Voice of America, Center for Advanced China Research, CSIS ChinaPower Podcast, German Marshall Fund Global China Podcast.
PEER- AND EDITOR-REVIEWED BOOK CHAPTERS
“China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent: Implications for the PLAN, Chinese Nuclear Strategy, and U.S.-China Strategic Stability,” in Andrew Erickson and Ryan Martinson, eds., Chinese Undersea Warfare (Newport, RI: Naval War College Press, 2024).
- Reprinted as “China’s Sea-Based Nuclear Deterrent: Organizational, Operational, and Strategic Implications,” China Maritime Studies Institute, China Maritime Report No. 33 (2023).
- Media Coverage: The New York Times.
Phillip C. Saunders and David C. Logan, “The Implications of the PLA’s Nuclear Expansion and Modernization for China’s Crisis Behavior,” in Roy D. Kamphausen, ed., China’s Military Decision-Making in Times of Crisis and Conflict (Washington, D.C.: National Bureau of Asian Research, 2023), with Phillip C. Saunders.
David C. Logan and Phillip C. Saunders, “China’s Regional Nuclear Capability, Non-Nuclear Strategic Systems, and Integration of Concepts and Operations,” in China’s Strategic Arsenal: Worldview, Doctrine, and Systems, ed. Paul Bolt and James M. Smith (Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Press, 2021).
David C. Logan, “Rocket Force Personnel in the Age of Xi Jinping,” in The People in the PLA 2.0, ed. Roy Kamphausen (Carlisle, PA: U.S. Army War College Press, 2021).
David C. Logan, “Making Sense of China’s Missile Forces,” in Chairman Xi Remakes the PLA: Assessing Chinese Military Reforms, ed. Phillip C. Saunders and Joel Wuthnow (Washington, D.C.: NDU Press, 2019).
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
David C. Logan, “Opinion: Did Putin Just Inch Russia and the U.S. Closer to Nuclear War?” The Los Angeles Times (2023).
David C. Logan, “Intensifying U.S.-China Nuclear Competition: The Evolution of U.S. and Chinese Nuclear Strategies,” in Next Steps for the U.S.-China Strategic Nuclear Relationship, ed. David Santoro (Honolulu, HI: Pacific Forum, 2022).
David C. Logan, “Nuclear Dynamics on the Korean Peninsula: What We Can Learn from the Literature,” Korea On Point, Sejong Institute (2022).
David C. Logan, “Trilateral Arms Control: A Realistic Assessment of Chinese Participation,” The Stimson Center (2021).
David C. Logan, “The Dangerous Myths About China’s Nuclear Weapons,” War on the Rocks (2020).
David C. Logan, “Pulling Back the Curtain on China’s Rocket Force,” The Diplomat (2018).
David C. Logan, “The Military in Politics,” Naval History, Vol. 32, No. 2 (2018).
David C. Logan, “Hard Constraints on China’s Nuclear Forces,” War On the Rocks (2017).
David C. Logan, “The Evolution of the PLA’s Red-Blue Exercises,” China Brief, Vol. 17, No. 4 (2017).
David C. Logan, “Who Will Command China’s New SSBN Fleet?” The Diplomat (2017).
David C. Logan, “China’s Future SSBN Command & Control Structure,” National Defense University Press (2016).
David C. Logan, “Overconfidence in Confidence Building,” Foreign Affairs (2016).
David C. Logan, “PLA Reforms and China’s Nuclear Forces,” Joint Force Quarterly, Vol. 83, No. 4 (2016).
Joel Wuthnow and David C. Logan, “Should Taiwan Fear China’s New Rocket Force?” Policy Forum (2016).
Greg Thielmann and David C. Logan, “The Complex and Increasingly Dangerous Nuclear Weapons Geometry of Asia,” Arms Control Association (2016).
David C. Logan, “Drawing a Line Between Conventional and Nuclear Weapons in China,” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (2015).
Zhao Tong and David C. Logan, “What if China Develops MIRVs?” Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (2015).