China as Peer Competitor? Trends in Nuclear Weapons, Space, and Information Warfare,

Abstract

In China as Peer Competitor? Trends in Nuclear Weapons, Space, and Information Warfare Lt Col Kathryn L. Gauthier analyzes the potential for China to emerge as a peer competitor of the United States in the coming decades. First, she examines two traditional pillars of national strength--China's status as a nuclear weapons state and as a space power. Second, she then explores China's growing focus on information warfare (IW) as a means to wage asymmetric warfare against a technologically advanced adversary. Third, the author carefully examines the status of the three programs highlights areas of concern and potential conflict with the United States, and analyzes the implications of these issues for the United States.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1999
Accession Number
ADA367983

Entities

People

  • Kathryn L. Gauthier

Organizations

  • Air War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Arms Control
  • Arms Control Treaties
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Doctrine
  • Earth Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Governments
  • Information Systems
  • Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
  • Intermediate Range Ballistic Missiles
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Military Science
  • Space Stations
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Asian Economic Studies
  • Irregular Warfare and Special Operations Cyberspace Operations against Adversarial Threats.
  • Nuclear Non-Proliferation and International Security

Technology Areas

  • Space