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Chinese Transparency Needed on Nuclear Arms

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On Jan. 9 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates traveled to China in a bid to revitalize dialogue on military-to-military relations that broke off after the United States announced a multibillion-dollar arms package sale to Taiwan. One of the issues that the US has unsuccessfully tried to engage China in the past is transparency of China’s nuclear arsenal. With New START ratified by the Senate and an upcoming ratification of the treaty by the Russian Duma, it is crucial to consider next steps in nuclear reductions and gradual multilateralization of the disarmament process.

The Army You Have: The Determinants of Military Mechanization, 1979–2001

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Recent research suggests that a crucial factor in understanding the outcomes of military conflicts is the extent to which militaries are mechanized—that is, their relative dependence on tanks and armored vehicles compared to manpower. Since World War II, militaries have become increasingly mechanized both among the great powers and in unexpected quarters of the developing world.