The Chinese Tactical Air Forces and Strategic Weapons Program: Development, Doctrine, and Strategy.

Abstract

The purpose of this analysis is to prevent a description and analysis of the growth of the People's Liberation Army Air Force, the Chinese nuclear weapons program and the associated doctrinal and strategic thought. It is designed to bring together the results of considerable research (mostly completed by analysts other than this author) into a single essay to serve the interests of the students attending the various schools associated with the Air University. A second purpose of this essay is to review the current debate over the modernization of the Chinese armed forces within a specific focus on the People's Liberation Army Air Force and the strategic weapons program.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA086017

Entities

People

  • Paul H. B. Godwin

Organizations

  • Air University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Defense Industry
  • Defense Systems
  • Doctrine
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Reactors
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Students
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Strategic Security Studies