New FAS Nuclear Notebook: Chinese Nuclear Forces, 2016 July 1, 2016
Click on image to download Notebook. By Hans M. Kristensen and Robert S. Norris China’s nuclear forces are limited compared with those of Russia and the United…
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Pentagon Report And Chinese Nuclear Forces May 18, 2016
By Hans M. Kristensen The Pentagon’s latest annual report on Chinese military developments mainly deals with non-nuclear issues, but it also contains important new information about developments in…
Read moreFAS Engagement With China May 9, 2016
by Richard L. Garwin “Supporting and expanding on Frank von Hippel’s cogent and exciting narrative of some of the great accomplishments of the Federation…
Read moreNuclear Transparency and the Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan April 5, 2016
By Hans M. Kristensen I was reading through the latest Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) and wondering what I should…
Read moreQuestions About The Nuclear Cruise Missile Mission March 25, 2016
During a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on March 16, Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), the ranking member of the committee, said that U.S. Strategic Command had failed to…
Read moreThe Chinese Military, and More from CRS September 24, 2015
New and updated publications from the Congressional Research Service obtained by Secrecy News include the following. The Chinese Military: Overview and Issues for Congress, September 18, 2015…
Read moreClassified Military R&D in China September 16, 2015
China’s military research and development program is organized around 16 “national megaprojects” that are intended to advance and transform that country’s capabilities in core technology areas including electronics, aerospace, clean…
Read moreRegulating US Air Force Contacts with China August 13, 2015
The U.S. Air Force last week issued updated guidance both to foster and to limit contacts with Chinese military personnel, based in part on classified Defense Department directives.
Read moreChina’s Science of Military Strategy (2013) August 3, 2015
Updated below In 2013, the Academy of Military Sciences of the People’s Liberation Army of China issued a revised edition of its authoritative, influential publication “The Science of Military Strategy”…
Read morePentagon Report: China Deploys MIRV Missile May 11, 2015
By Hans M. Kristensen The biggest surprise in the Pentagon’s latest annual report on Chinese military power is the claim that China’s ICBM force now includes the…
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