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Peaceful Fallout:The Conversion of China's Military–Nuclear
Complex to Civilian Use

by Yitzhak Shichor

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Contents

Zusammenfassung
German summary

Introduction

China’s Nuclear Complex under Mao: Military Predominance

  • Reliance on the Soviet Union
  • Self-reliance
  • The military origins of nuclearpower

China’s Nuclear Complex after Mao: Military–Civilian Combination

  • Origins and organization
  • Some conversion achievements
  • Generating civilian nuclear power
  • Some international aspects of conversion

China’s Nuclear Conversion: Military Implications

Conclusion

References

List of Selected Acronyms and Abbreviations

Bibliography

Annex: China’s Converted Military–Nuclear Enterprises: Selected List