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.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
1. Technology and self-reliance in the great leap era; Part I. The Submarine: 2. Nuclear propulsion; 3. Designing; 4. Military industry; 5. Building and deployment; Part II. The Missile: 6. Solid propulsion and the end of an era; 7. Guidance and flight control; 8. success; Part III. Strategy: 9. Strategic uncertainty; 10. Rationale and reason in the nuclear era; Appendix; Notes; References cited; Index.
