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1 online resource (433 pages) |
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INTRODUCTION (Andrew S. Erickson, Lyle J. Goldstein, William S. Murray, and Andrew R. Wilson); I: China's Maturing Navy: (Rear Adm. Eric A. McVadon, U.S. Navy (Ret.); II: China's Maritime Strategy: (Bernard D. Cole); III: China's Emerging Military Doctrine A Role for Nuclear Submarines? (Paul H.B. Godwin); IV: An Overview of the PLAN Submarine Force: (William S. Murray); V: China's Undersea Nuclear Deterrent Will the U.S. Navy Be Ready? (Christopher McConnaughy); VI: Naval Implications of China's Nuclear Power Development (Shawn Cappellano-Sarver). |
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VII: The Impact of Foreign Technology on China's Submarine Force and Operations (Richard D. Fisher, Jr.)VIII: International Law and the November 2004 "Han Incident": (Peter A. Dutton); IX: China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force Insights from Chinese Writings: (Andrew S. Erickson and Lyle J. Goldstein); X: C3 in the Chinese Submarine Fleet: (Garth Hekler, Ed Francis, and James Mulvenon); XI: China's Aircraft Carrier Dilemma: (Andrew S. Erickson and Andrew R. Wilson); XII: Cold War SSN Operations Lessons for Understanding Chinese Naval Development: (James Patton). |
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XIII: Cold War Insights into China's New Ballistic-Missile Submarine Fleet: (Robert G. Loewenthal)XIV: Meeting the Chinese Naval Challenge Lessons from the 1980s (Peter M. Swartz); XV: U.S. Ballistic-Missile Defense and China's Undersea Nuclear Deterrent A Preliminary Assessment: (Toshi Yoshihara); XVI: Sea Denial with Chinese Characteristics: (Michael McDevitt); XVII: China's New Nuclear Fleet and the U.S. Navy: (Thomas G. Mahnken); Acronyms; About the Contributors; Index; The Naval Institute Press. |
| Summary |
One of the key concerns of naval strategists and planners today is the nature of the Chinese geostrategic challenge. Conceding that no one can know for certain China s intentions in terms of future conflict, the editors of this hot-topic book argue that the trajectory of Chinese nuclear propulsion for submarines may be one of the best single indicators of China s ambitions of global military power. Nuclear submarines, with their unparalleled survivability, remain ideal platforms for persistent operations in far-flung sea areas and offer an efficient means for China to project power. This collec. |
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Nuclear submarines -- China.
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Nuclear submarines. |
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China. |
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Sea-power -- China.
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Sea-power. |
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China -- Military policy.
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Military policy. |
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Electronic books.
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Goldstein, Lyle.
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Murray, William S.
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Wilson, Andrew.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Erickson, Andew S. China's Future Nuclear Submarine Force. New York : Naval Institute Press, ©2012 9781591143260 |
| ISBN |
9781612511504 (electronic book) |
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1612511503 (electronic book) |
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