China's Strategic Seapower - The Politics of Force Modernization in the Nuclear Age

Using major new documentary sources, the authors tell the story of why and how China built its nuclear submarine flotilla and the impact of that development on the nation's politics, technology, industry, and strategy.

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Using major new documentary sources, the authors tell the story of why and how China built its nuclear submarine flotilla and the impact of that development on the nation's politics, technology, industry, and strategy.

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"Any intelligence agency in the world would have been pleased to produce this excellent report on China's nuclear submarine program. It is thoroughly researched, carefully crafted, and meticulously documented; the judgments are prudent. . . . This revealing book belongs on the shelf of everyone who seeks to understand the great leap forward in China's military and, especially, naval power."

Product details

• Authors: Lewis John, Lewis, John Lewis, John Wilson Lewis, Litai, Xue Litai, Litai Xue
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.10.1996
• EAN: 9780804728041
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2804-1
• No. of pages: 412
• Dimensions: 151 mm x 230 mm x 24 mm
• Weight: 576 g
• Series: Studies in International Secur; Studies in International Security and Arms Control; Studies in International Security and Arms Control; Studies in International Secur
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration