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The Sino-Soviet conflict, 1956-1961

Donald S. Zagoria
- 01 Jan 1962 - 
- Vol. 15, Iss: 5, pp 6
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This article is published in Naval War College Review.The article was published on 1962-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 45 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: China.

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Discounting the free ride: alliances and security in the postwar world

TL;DR: In this paper, the second-ranking powers' decisions to shoulder the burden of developing independent nuclear forces are at odds with collective goods arguments that portray especially strong temptations to ride free in the circumstances that prevailed at that time, a system dominated by two superpowers, each possessing large nuclear deterrent arsenals that could easily be employed on behalf of allies.
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The Sino-Soviet Border Dispute: Background, Development, and the March 1969 Clashes

TL;DR: The history of the border conflict since 1954 is traced and found to have entered a critical stage in 1966, with the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution and increased Soviet military readiness as mentioned in this paper.
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Understanding Nuclear Proliferation: Theoretical Explanation and China's National Experience

Avery Goldstein
- 01 Jun 1993 - 
TL;DR: The authors examines the extent to which the causes identified help account for the Chinese decision to develop, deploy, and maintain nuclear weapons and concludes that the conditions of anarchy encourage states interested in ensuring their survival to prepare to counter perceived threats to their security.
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Ideological dilemma: Mao's China and the Sino-Soviet split, 1962–63

TL;DR: In this article, Mao, the paramount leader in the Chinese political system, intentionally linked his foreign and internal political ideological struggles and manipulated and escalated Sino-Soviet ideological disputes for domestic political purposes, namely pushing for his domestic radical programs, asserting his own ideological supremacy, and perhaps most importantly, checking the power and influence of his political rivals.