Power Grows Out of the Barrel of a Gunboat. The U.S. in Sino-Soviet Crisis
Abstract
Since the U.S. has a declared interest in China's security, the question then becomes how can the U.S. influence Sino-Soviet crises? And closely related to that question is how can the U.S. orchestrate its politico-military instruments, especially naval ones, in such crises. To answer these questions, we will look at U.S. Soviet, and Chinese behavior in two serious crises in the past that involved all three powers: The Ussuri River Crisis (1969) and Sino- Vietnamese Border Crisis (1979). Once we have done so, we can project the key features of their future behavior and analyze the measures the U.S. can take to influence such crises.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Dec 01, 1982
- Accession Number
- ADA130561
Entities
People
- Kenneth G. Weiss
Organizations
- Center for Naval Analyses