The Untold Story of China's Nuclear Weapon Development and Testing

ENDORSEMENTS

“Noted for his meticulous analyses of relevant Chinese and western publications, Hui Zhang has provided us with the most comprehensive and authoritative history of China’s nuclear weapons program.”
—Thomas B. Cochran, PhD, retired director of the Nuclear Program, Natural Resources Defense Council

“Hui Zhang has written a deep, thought-provoking, and timely overview of China’s nuclear weapons program that should be required reading for anyone involved in discussing Chinese nuclear forces and policy.”
—Hans M. Kristensen, Director of the Nuclear Information Project at the Federation of American Scientists; Associate Senior Fellow to SIPRI

“[Zhang’s] book is an accomplished study of the technical history of China’s nuclear weapon program.”
—China Books Review

“Zhang’s contribution is significant. By providing a highly verifiable framework of technical history, the book offers a reliable factual baseline for subsequent studies. Understanding these facts is not a substitute for political and ethical discussions but rather ensures its grounding. In this perspective, Zhang excels in his multiple roles as nuclear physicist, policy researcher, and historian.”
—Technology and Culture

“The ambition and achievement of this book is commendable.”
—Survival

Hui Zhang is Senior Research Associate at the Project on Managing the Atom in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he leads a research initiative on China’s nuclear policies.

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