China Builds the Bomb

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Stanford University Press, 1991 M04 1 - 352 pages
A pioneering political-scientific history. . . . Lucidly composed, meticulously documented, and handsomely presented. The Annals
A fascinating and compelling story of the beginnings of the Chinese nuclear weapon program. Arms Control Today"
 

Contents

Chinas Quest for Security I
1
American Power and Chinese Strategy 19531955 II
11
The Strategic Decision and Its Consequences
35
The Uranium Challenge
73
The Production of Fissionable Material
104
The Design and Manufacture of the Bomb
137
The Final Countdown
170
Strategic Doctrines and the Hydrogen Bomb
190
Chinese Lessons and the Global Nuclear Experience
219
A Statement of the Government of the Peoples Republic
241
Notes
253
References Cited
293
Index
313
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