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This Central Intelligence Agency release is a Scientific Intelligence Study, TCS No. 4425/65. The Scientific Intelligence Committee prepared it with other intelligence community committees and approved it on 3 June 1965. It assesses Communist China's capabilities in science and technology through 1970, with particular attention to military and industrial programs. The study concludes that China will lag far behind advanced nations. The exceptions are a few priority areas such as nuclear weapons, missiles and air defense. It contains no discussion of UFOs.
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(b)(1with suitable means of delivery by 1970. If the
Chinese had taken over and continued the japanese
BW research effort in Manchuria, they now could
have such a system, but we have no evidence of
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and civilian BW defense posture is weak. Ade
quate respiratory protection equipment is available
to first line Chinese troops but not to militia or
civilians. Suficient vaccines and antibiotics are
probably available for normal military needs in
China but even by 1970 probably will not be ade-
quate for national defense against large-scale attack.
Military training in BW defense follows the pattern
established by the USSR; such training is given to
limited numbers of ofiicers and NCO's. BW de-
fense is expected to remain at a generally low level
through 1970.
7 BW/CW Activities
CBR materials.
318. a. cENERAL—In 1956, a separate branch was
created as the Antichemical Warfare Corps within
the Chinese People’s Liberation Army. This Corps
was given the mission of training and equipping
CPLA units for defense against chemical, biological,
and radiological (CBR) warfare agents. The
Corps was placed under the command of Major
General Chang Nai keng and subordinated to the
General Rear Services Department of the Ministry
of National Defense The Ministry reserved for
itself the authority to initiate the development of
scientists and facilities to conduct offensive BW
research and development,
China
possibly could produce limited quantities of BW-
agent material and could develop a BW munition
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321. Civil defense training in China is mainly
devoted to educating the public in carrying out
sanitary measures as defense against BW attack.
Improvement of the BW civil defense could occur
by 1970, probably by support from an improved
public health system, but civilian protective and
decontamination equipment probably still would
not be available in sufficient quantity.
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The veterinary sciences in ClI(b)('l)
include programs designed to prevent, control, and
eradicate animal diseases affecting livestock. Por-
tions of such research and development conceming
serums and vaccines for prophylaxis and thera](b)('l)
rigid quarantine procedures, and effective decon-
tamination measures, could be applicable to a
livestock defensive BW program.
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319. b. BIOLOGICAL
Mfihina has a sufficient number of competent
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Chinese plant-crop research and development (
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gram is applicable to defense against BW and "‘
disease and insects for the ultimate prevention Of »
crop losses.
323. c. CHEMICAL wAm='ARE—The Chinese, though
lacking a strong offensive CW capability, recogni.'(b)(1
that toxic chemical weapons are highly effective
for tactical employment and have trained the indi-
vidual soldier to protect himself against their
effects. The CW doctrine of China is sound and
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