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020 _a0815770642 (hbk.):
_c42.95 US
100 1 _aPIERRE Andrew J (ed.)
245 0 _aCascade of arms:
_bmanaging conventional weapons proliferation
260 _aWashington DC:
_bBrookings Institution Press,
_c1997
300 _a466p.
520 3 _aCollection of 15 papers which consider the policies and practices of the major arms supplying nations, the impact of weapons purchases on the principle recipient regions and the possibilities for regional arms control. Analyses the economics of arms exports for producer nations in both the developed and developing world. Finally considers various means of constraining arms proliferation and obstacles to their implementation.
650 _aARMS CONTROL
650 _aARMS TRANSFERS
650 _aCONVENTIONAL WEAPONS
650 _aDEFENCE INDUSTRY
650 _aPROLIFERATION
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_rY
_sY
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