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1 online resource (51 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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China strategic perspectives ; 8 |
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China strategic perspectives (National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies) ; 8.
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"Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs, Institute for National Strategic Studies." |
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"January 2015." |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-48). |
Contents |
Executive summary. -- Introduction. -- Analytic framework and variables. -- Case study: Red China's capitalist bomb. -- Analysis and implications for today. -- Toward a "technology reserve" model: match capabilities but defer deployment. -- Conclusions and areas for future analysis. -- Notes. -- Acknowledgments. -- About the author. |
Summary |
The author examines why China developed and tested an enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) but did not deploy it. He uses primary source documents to reconstruct the ERW program's history, assesses drivers behind decisions throughout the program, and considers broader implications for PRC decision making on weapons development. He concludes that the ERW coalition's rise and fall, the "principles" approach employed by the weaponeers, and the final decision to added the ERW to China's 'technology reserve' present plausible explanations to key questions. He also considers how the 'technology reserve' model might apply to China's decision-making on current ballistic missile defense (BMD), antisatellite (ASAT), and hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) programs. |
Note |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (NDU, viewed January 30, 2015). |
Access |
Use copy Restrictions unspecified star MiAaHDL |
Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2011. MiAaHDL |
System Details |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
Processing Action |
digitized 2011 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL |
Subject |
Neutron bomb -- China -- History.
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China -- Military policy.
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Military policy. (OCoLC)fst01021386
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Neutron bomb. (OCoLC)fst01036614
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China. (OCoLC)fst01206073
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Kina.
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Försvarspolitik.
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Neutronbomber.
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Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Added Author |
Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (National Defense University), issuing body.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Ray, Jonathan. Red China's "capitalist bomb". (DLC) 2014489526 (OCoLC)904963807 |
Gpo Item No. |
0378-H-28 (online) |
Sudoc No. |
D 5.417/4:8 |
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