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Chinese nuclear weapons and arms control policies. Final report

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:285137

This study examines Chinese nuclear weapons and arms control policies and focuses on the period since 1982. The section on nuclear weapons policies and capabilities discusses China`s land, sea, and airborne deterrent forces, the development of tactical nuclear weapons, and nuclear doctrine and policy. The section on arms control policy describes Beijing`s stance on disarmament, nonproliferation, arms control talks, the United States-Soviet space race, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. The conclusion examines the military and political objectives of nuclear weapons and arms control policies in China`s independent foreign policy.

Research Organization:
Library of Congress, Washington, DC (United States). Federal Research Div.
OSTI ID:
285137
Report Number(s):
AD-A--307340/0/XAB
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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