China: The Forgotten Nuclear Power

摘要: A decade after the end of Cold War, world faces risk new strategic instability. Policymakers in Washington, Beijing, and Moscow are moving toward decisions that may unintentionally increase nuclear dangers. The heart problem lies insufficient attention to intersection three policy currents: American missile defenses, U.S.-Russian diplomacy, Chinese modernization. Unless all given full consideration, coming months could lead China initiate a major buildup its forces, Sino-Russian cooperation, jeopardize both efforts at arms reduction effectiveness any defenses eventually deployed. lingering bipolar mindset has left forgotten power. It is time Washington turned eyes East came grips with fact over next it will likely be China, not Russia or rogue, whose weapons concern America most. People's Republic been modernizing modest arsenal for 20 years continue do so