Title page for E-project-031009-215243

Project Type MQP

Submission date 2009-03-10

Author
Maxwell Colby LaFrance, MG

URN E-project-031009-215243

Sponsor U.S. Naval War College

Title China's Strategic Nuclear Decision Making During Crisis

Advisor
Vassallo, Helen G., MG

Availability unrestricted

Abstract
The goal of this paper was to determine if the Soviet Union's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis would be similar to the People's Republic of China's reaction to a crisis situation involving strategic nuclear assets. This was done taking into account the differences in Eastern and Western cultures, each government's decision making structures, and the differences between the past and present situations. The result is a set of recommendations to the Naval War College on the effectiveness of this method.

Files
MQP_LaFrance_Final.pdf

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Project Type	MQP
Submission date	2009-03-10
Author	Maxwell Colby LaFrance, MG
URN	E-project-031009-215243
Sponsor	U.S. Naval War College
Title	China's Strategic Nuclear Decision Making During Crisis
Advisor	Vassallo, Helen G., MG
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract The goal of this paper was to determine if the Soviet Union's reaction to the Cuban Missile Crisis would be similar to the People's Republic of China's reaction to a crisis situation involving strategic nuclear assets. This was done taking into account the differences in Eastern and Western cultures, each government's decision making structures, and the differences between the past and present situations. The result is a set of recommendations to the Naval War College on the effectiveness of this method.
Files	MQP_LaFrance_Final.pdf