| Description |
xviii, 262 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Series |
American academy studies in global security |
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American Academy studies in global security.
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| Contents |
Ch. 1. The minimum means of reprisal -- Ch. 2. Chinese strategic forces, 2006 -- Ch. 3. Chinese strategic nuclear forces : evolution and design -- Ch. 4. China's participation in the conference on disarmament -- Ch. 5. Competing explanations for China's arms control behavior -- Ch. 6. U.S. nuclear posture and the logic of restraint -- Ch. 7. A legal undertaking to prevent an arms race in outer space -- Ch. 8. China's search for security in the nuclear age -- App. A. CD/579 : China's basic position on the prevention of an arms race in outer space (15 March 1985) -- App. B. CD/1606 : China's position on and suggestions for ways to address the issue of prevention of an arms race in outer space at the conference on disarmament (9 February 2000) -- App. C. CD/1645 : possible elements of the future international legal instrument on the prevention of the weaponization of outer space (6 June 2001) -- App. D. CD/1679 : possible elements for a future international legal agreement on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in outer space, the threat or use of force against outer space objects (28 June 2002) -- App. E. CD/1769 : compilation of comments and suggestions to the CD PAROS working paper (CD/1679) (14 February 2006) |
| Summary |
An analysis of China's nuclear and space capabilities, deployment strategies, and stance in arms control negotiations, and the implications for U.S. defense strategy |
| Analysis |
SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/General |
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SOCIAL SCIENCES/Political Science/International Relations & Security |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Nuclear arms control -- China.
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Nuclear weapons -- China.
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Strategic forces -- China.
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| SUBJECT |
China -- Military policy.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008114647
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| LC no. |
2006038615 |
| ISBN |
0262122847 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262122849 (hardcover : alk. paper) |
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9780262622028 (paperback: alk. paper) |
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