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100 1 _aRAY Amit
245 _aForecast of Chinese SSBN force levels/
_cAmit Ray
260 _c2020
520 _aBased on the analysis of China's professed nuclear policy, possible SSBN deployment patterns, and developing shipyard infrastructure, this paper assesses the capacity as well as perceived requirement of Chinese SSBNs. Accordingly, the author offers forecasts for SSBN force levels by 2030 and by 2040. Likely technological developments and characteristics of the next-generation Type 096 SSBN are also predicted.
650 _aCHINA
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650 _aCHINA
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650 _aCHINA
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773 _aMaritime Affairs:
_g Journal of the National Maritime Foundation of India (Online Access)
598 _a china
856 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1080/09733159.2020.1712000
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