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  • Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats

    Edited by James J. Wirtz, Peter R. Lavoy ...
    In every decade of the nuclear era, one or two states have developed nuclear weapons despite the international community's opposition to proliferation. In the coming years, the breakdown of security arrangements, especially in the Middle East and Northeast Asia, could drive additional countries to seek their own nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) weapons and missiles. This likely would produce ... Read more

    $31.19 USD

  • Over the Horizon Proliferation Threats

    Edited by James J. Wirtz, Peter R. Lavoy ...
    In every decade of the nuclear era, one or two states have developed nuclear weapons despite the international community's opposition to proliferation. In the coming years, the breakdown of security arrangements, especially in the Middle East and Northeast Asia, could drive additional countries to seek their own nuclear, biological, or chemical (NBC) weapons and missiles. This likely would produce ... Read more

    $34.19 USD

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  • Japan, South Korea, and the United States Nuclear Umbrella

    Deterrence After the Cold War

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    by Gregory D. Koblentz ...
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