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China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress

This report focuses on the implications that certain elements of China's military modernization may have for future required U.S. Navy capabilities. The issue for Congress addressed in this report questions how China's military modernization should be factored into decisions about U.S. Navy programs. Congress's decisions on this issue could significantly affect future U.S. Navy capabilities, U.S. Navy funding requirements, and the U.S. defense industrial base, including the shipbuilding industry.
Date: June 6, 2008
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
System: The UNT Digital Library