China's ballistic missile programs
Continued sales of ballistic missiles to countries in the Middle East and South Asia have intensified international interest in China's advanced weapons. Proposals for halting these sales can succeed when the dynamics and motivations of China's defense system are taken fully into account. The authors have noted in an earlier article in this journal that the technologies, strategies, and goals relating to Beijing's missile programs must be better understood by the concerned international community in order to overcome its confrontational stance with China and to build a cooperative regime. This article focuses on those programs and their purposes. It describes the technological and strategic background of China's current programs for the modernization of its ballistic missile forces. The authors seek to lay the groundwater for a more factual discussion of those weapons and their potential missions, and to make the case for encouraging China to shift from military to peaceful rocket technologies. 51 refs., 2 tabs.
- OSTI ID:
- 7236653
- Journal Information:
- International Security; (United States), Journal Name: International Security; (United States) Vol. 17:2; ISSN INTSDR; ISSN 0162-2889
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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