02978nam 2200649Ia 450 991081850810332120200520144314.01-282-09808-X97866120980860-262-27830-81-4294-6149-7(CKB)1000000000471561(OCoLC)93100530(CaPaEBR)ebrary10173680(SSID)ssj0000203323(PQKBManifestationID)11196501(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203323(PQKBWorkID)10260264(PQKB)10886326(MiAaPQ)EBC3338620(OCoLC)93100530(OCoLC)427508777(OCoLC)648225806(OCoLC)675818566(OCoLC)722565735(OCoLC)728040056(OCoLC)756713558(OCoLC)815776490(OCoLC)961648660(OCoLC)962619605(OCoLC)991947611(OCoLC)1055393907(OCoLC)1058061504(OCoLC)1064039167(OCoLC)1081215038(OCoLC-P)93100530(MaCbMITP)4645(EXLCZ)99100000000047156120061117d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe minimum means of reprisal China's search for security in the nuclear age /Jeffrey G. Lewis1st ed.Cambridge, MA The MIT Press20071 online resource (282 p.)American academy studies in global securityBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-262-12284-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.American Academy studies in global security.Strategic forcesChinaNuclear weaponsChinaNuclear arms controlChinaChinaMilitary policyStrategic forcesNuclear weaponsNuclear arms control355.02/170951Lewis Jeffrey G1653221MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910818508103321The minimum means of reprisal4004394UNINA