1 online resource (xx, 165 pages) : color illustrations, map
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Note
Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (NDU Press, viewed January 23, 2017).
"April 2014."
"Published ... for the Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs Institute for National Strategic Studies."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-162).
Contents
Executive summary. -- Introduction and overview: China's cruise missiles as a stealthy "assassin's mace". -- Institutional and organizational actors in China's cruise missile programs. -- Characteristics and capabilities of China's antiship cruise missiles. -- Origin, characteristics and capabilities of China's land-attack cruise missiles. -- Cruise missile platforms. -- Cruise missile employment doctrine and training. -- Emerging roles and capabilities of cruise missiles to contribute to a Taiwan campaign. -- Assessment of China's potential to proliferate cruise missiles and related technology. -- Conclusion. -- Appendixes. -- Notes.
