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100 1 _aLENNON Alexander T J
245 0 _aContemporary nuclear debates:
_bmissile defense, arms control and arms races in the twenty first century
260 _aCambridge, Mass:
_bMIT Press,
_c2003
300 _a332p.
520 3 _aStudy of the threat posed by the proliferation of nuclear weapons and the steps being taken to prevent this. The papers in this book are arranged in four sections: overview of missile defense and the merits of different delivery sytems; global perceptions of missile defence including possible reactions of major states including China, India, Iran, Japan, Russia; part 3 asks which countries if any are capable of having an arms race with USA and whehter they would do so; finally considers the circumstances in which arms control is still useful and how it might evolve.
650 _aMISSILE DEFENCE
650 _aNUCLEAR WEAPONS
650 _aPROLIFERATION
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