LEADER 02978nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910818508103321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-282-09808-X 010 $a9786612098086 010 $a0-262-27830-8 010 $a1-4294-6149-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000471561 035 $a(OCoLC)93100530 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10173680 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000203323 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11196501 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000203323 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10260264 035 $a(PQKB)10886326 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338620 035 $a(OCoLC)93100530$z(OCoLC)427508777$z(OCoLC)648225806$z(OCoLC)675818566$z(OCoLC)722565735$z(OCoLC)728040056$z(OCoLC)756713558$z(OCoLC)815776490$z(OCoLC)961648660$z(OCoLC)962619605$z(OCoLC)991947611$z(OCoLC)1055393907$z(OCoLC)1058061504$z(OCoLC)1064039167$z(OCoLC)1081215038 035 $a(OCoLC-P)93100530 035 $a(MaCbMITP)4645 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000471561 100 $a20061117d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe minimum means of reprisal $eChina's search for security in the nuclear age /$fJeffrey G. Lewis 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aCambridge, MA $cThe MIT Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (282 p.) 225 1 $aAmerican academy studies in global security 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-262-12284-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aAn analysis of China's nuclear and space capabilities, deployment strategies, and stance in arms control negotiations, and the implications for U.S. defense strategy. 410 0$aAmerican Academy studies in global security. 606 $aStrategic forces$zChina 606 $aNuclear weapons$zChina 606 $aNuclear arms control$zChina 607 $aChina$xMilitary policy 615 0$aStrategic forces 615 0$aNuclear weapons 615 0$aNuclear arms control 676 $a355.02/170951 700 $aLewis$b Jeffrey G$01653221 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910818508103321 996 $aThe minimum means of reprisal$94004394 997 $aUNINA