Chinese Evaluations of the U.S. Navy Submarine Force

Abstract

This article examines Chinese views of the American submarine force. As that submarine force constitutes one of the most vital elements of Washington's overall strategy for establishing and maintaining sea control in times of conflict, Beijing's assessment of those capabilities may be critical to uncovering the future evolution of this nascent rivalry. More specifically, then, this research was undertaken for three reasons: * The U.S. Navy submarine force is thought to represent a key capability for conflict scenarios involving China. * This part of the U.S. Navy has undertaken major efforts at transformation within a new geostrategic and technological environment. * The American submarine force represents a rather well-defined warfare area and thus lends itself to a bounded research effort.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA519221

Entities

People

  • Andrew Erickson
  • Gabriel Collins
  • Lyle Goldstein
  • William Murray

Organizations

  • Naval War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Antisubmarine Warfare
  • Attack Submarines
  • Boats
  • Military Organizations
  • Military Science
  • National Security
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navies (Foreign)
  • Navy
  • Nuclear Powered Submarines
  • Second World War
  • Submarine Warfare
  • Submarines
  • Uss San Francisco
  • War Colleges
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Maritime and Naval Warfare Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design