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Analyzes alleged Chinese espionage at US atomic weapons laboratories; view that China will not use compromised design information to reproduce US weapons. Deals with the W-88 thermonuclear warhead for the Trident-II (D-5) submarine launched ballistic missile, the W-70 enhanced radiation warhead, and the Mk-5 reentry vehicle (RV).

Examines loopholes in the 1996 Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) that might allow countries to maintain their nuclear stockpiles and develop new designs of weapons; implications for non-nuclear-weapon states.