CISAC Publications

China Builds the Bomb

Book

Authors
John W. Lewis - Stanford University
Litai Xue - Stanford University

Published by
Stanford University Press, 1988
Publication no. 0804718415

Clothcover (0804714525) - $70.00
Paperback (0804718415) - $27.95

"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

Topics: History | Nuclear history | Nuclear Issues | China

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