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UNINA9910818508103321 |
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Autore |
Lewis Jeffrey G |
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The minimum means of reprisal : China's search for security in the nuclear age / / Jeffrey G. Lewis |
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Cambridge, MA, : The MIT Press, 2007 |
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1-282-09808-X |
9786612098086 |
0-262-27830-8 |
1-4294-6149-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (282 p.) |
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Collana |
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American academy studies in global security |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Strategic forces - China |
Nuclear weapons - China |
Nuclear arms control - China |
China Military policy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Figures and Tables -- Acronyms -- 1 The Minimum Means of Reprisal -- 2 Chinese Strategic Forces, 2006 -- 3 Chinese Strategic Nuclear Forces: Evolution and Design -- 4 China's Participation in the Conference on Disarmament -- 5 Competing Explanations for China's Arms Control Behavior -- 6 U.S. Nuclear Posture and the Logic of Restraint -- 7 A Legal Undertaking to Prevent an Arms Race in Outer Space -- 8 China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age -- APPENDICES Selected Documents Submitted by the Chinese Delegation to the Conference on Disarmament, 1985-2006 -- About the Author -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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