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_c45.00 UK
100 1 _aREPPY Judith (ed.)
245 0 _aConversion of military R and D
260 _aBasingstoke, UK:
_bMacmillan,
_c1998
300 _a296p.
520 3 _aDescribes the scale, benefits and costs of military research and development. Discusses the process of converting military R&D to civilian applications and examines how this has been approached in the USA, UK, Russia, France and Germany. Considers the problems of dual military civilian technology, the need for preventive arms control, and the importance of openness to promote confidence building.
650 _aBRITAIN
650 _aDEFENCE INDUSTRY
650 _aFRANCE
650 _aGERMANY
650 _aMILITARY TECHNOLOGY
650 _aRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
650 _aRUSSIA
650 _aUNITED STATES
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