Red China's "capitalist bomb"
Subtitle: inside the Chinese neutron bomb program
By: by Jonathan Ray
Contributors: Center for the Study of Chinese Military Affairs (National Defense University); National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies
Series: China strategic perspectives -- 8; China strategic perspectives (National Defense University. Institute for National Strategic Studies) -- 8.
Publisher: National Defense University Press
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Washington, District of Columbia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 51
Subjects: Neutron bomb; History; Military policy
Other titles: Inside the Chinese neutron bomb program
Description: The author  examines why China developed and tested an enhanced radiation weapon (ERW) but did not deploy it. He uses primary source documents to reconstruct the ERW program's history, assesses drivers behind decisions throughout the program, and considers broader implications for PRC decision making on weapons development. He concludes that the ERW coalition's rise and fall, the "principles" approach employed by the weaponeers, and the final decision to added the ERW to China's 'technology reserve' present plausible explanations to key questions.  He also considers how the 'technology reserve' model might apply to China's decision-making on current ballistic missile defense (BMD), antisatellite (ASAT), and hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) programs.
Notes: "January 2015" -- title page.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 38-48).

Also available online.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Analytic framework and variables; title: Case study: Red China's capitalist bomb; title: Analysis and implications for today; title: Toward a "technology reserve" model: match capabilities but defer deployment; title: Conclusions and areas for future analysis; title: Notes; title: Acknowledgments; title: About the author.