China Builds the Bomb
- ISBN-10
- 0804718415
- ISBN-13
- 9780804718417
- Category
- Technology & Engineering
- Pages
- 352
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1991-04-01
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press
- Authors
- John Wilson Lewis, Litai Xue
Description
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"
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