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100 1 _aNAVIAS Martin
245 0 _aBallistic missile proliferation in the third world
260 _aOxford, UK:
_bOxford University Press for SIPRI,
_c1990
300 _a78 pages.
520 3 _aDescribes the development and proliferation of ballistic missiles. Notes that military versions can readily be adapted from rockets designed for civilian purposes. Considers the psychological value of ballistic missiles; and looks at the effect that withholding strategic elements of technologies can have on the development of local alternatives. Covers the technology of rocketry and concludes that proliferation is possible but not inevitable.
400 _aAdelphi series ; 252
650 _aARMS CONTROL
650 _aBALLISTIC MISSILES
650 _aPROLIFERATION
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