Information warfare across the Taiwan strait

Journal of Contemporary China

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 129-150

  Bolt, Paul J ^a   Brenner, Carl N ^a  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; REGIONAL SECURITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAIWAN STRAIT;

EID: 1242343843     PISSN: 10670564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1067056032000151373     Document Type: Article

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