China : Suspected Acquisition of U.S. Nuclear Weapon Data.
Discusses possible acquisition by the People's Republic of China of U.S. nuclear weapon secrets, including information about the W88 miniature warhead, from Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1980s. Presents background on alleged security problems involving China and U.S. nuclear weapons, di...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Summary: | Discusses possible acquisition by the People's Republic of China of U.S. nuclear weapon secrets, including information about the W88 miniature warhead, from Los Alamos National Laboratory in the 1980s. Presents background on alleged security problems involving China and U.S. nuclear weapons, discusses action taken by Congress and the Administration to address the problems, and reviews assessments of damage to U.S. security caused by data compromise. Also considers implications of suspected espionage for U.S. policy on counterintelligence, nuclear nonproliferation, and relations with China. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |