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China's recent military modernization has fundamentally altered Taiwan's security options. New Chinese submarines, advanced surface-to-air mis- siles, and, especially, short-range ballistic and land-attack cruise missiles have greatly reduced Taiwan's geographic advantage. Taipei can no longer expect to counter Chinese military strengths in a symmetrical manner, with Patriot inter- ceptors, diesel submarines, surface warships, F-16 fighters, and P-3 maritime pa- trol aircraft.

Discusses implications of Chinese emphasis on space research and technology for the US and the international community, particularly of a potential arms race in space. Manned space flight, Chang Zheng space rocket program, civilian and military space programs, and possible space station and moon mission.

The subject of deterrence fell away from the forefront of American strategic thinking during the three decades following the fall of the Soviet Union. Our ability to deter much weaker states by denying them the ability to achieve their aims was long assumed. But today there is a new global security situation that makes it imperative for American military officers and security specialists to begin to relearn the fundamental tenets of this aspect of national security. The purpose of this volume is to contribute to that campaign of learning by drawing on some of the excellent scholarship published in the Naval War College Review during the Cold War and the decades since. Some of the articles included here lay out a few of the fundamentals of the theories of deterrence. ; https://digital-commons.usnwc.edu/usnwc-newport-papers/1045/thumbnail.jpg