Chinese Nuclear Weapons and Arms Control Policies.

Abstract

This study examines Chinese nuclear weapons and arms control policies and focuses on the period since 1982. The section on nuclear weapons policies and capabilities discusses China's land, sea, and airborne deterrent forces, the development of tactical nuclear weapons, and nuclear doctrine and policy. The section on arms control policy describes Beijing's stance on disarmament, nonproliferation, arms control talks, the United States-Soviet space race, and the Strategic Defense Initiative. The conclusion examines the military and political objectives of nuclear weapons and arms control policies in China's independent foreign policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 04, 1985
Accession Number
ADA307340

Entities

People

  • Roxane D. Sismanidis

Organizations

  • Library of Congress

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Arms Control
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Foreign Policy
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • International Relations
  • Nuclear Bombs
  • Nuclear Energy
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Nuclear Weapons
  • Security
  • Short Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Strategic Defense Initiative
  • Strategic Weapons
  • Treaties
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Political science

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

Technology Areas

  • Space