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020			_a9781137477385 (hbk.) : _cGBP62.50
100	1		_aLEAH Christine M
245			_aAustralia and the bomb / _cChristine M. Leah.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bPalgrave Macmillan, _c2014
300			_axii, 208 pages ; 23 cm.
520			_aBased on archival material from the Australian National archives and interviews with former and current senior defence officials, this book challenges key elements of the widely accepted narrative about the so-called US nuclear umbrella in Asia and Australia's interest in nuclear weapons, arguing that in the next ten to twenty years, it would not be unreasonable for Australia to reconsider its own nuclear deterrence.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
650			_aPOLITICAL SCIENCE.
650			_aNUCLEAR WEAPONS.
650			_aDETERRENCE (STRATEGY)
650			_aDIPLOMATIC RELATIONS.
650			_aMILITARY POLICY.
945			_i46044-2001 _rN _sY
945			_i46044-3001 _rN _sY
999			_c30536 _d30536