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100 | 1 | _aBRACKEN Paul | |
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_aFire in the east: _bthe rise of Asian military power and the second nuclear age |
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_aNew York: _bHarper Collins, _c1999 |
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520 | 3 | _aAnalyses the political, economic, and technological developments which have resulted in up to a dozen Asian countries already, or in the near future, possessing ballistic missiles armed with nuclear, chemical or biological warheads. Considers the implications of these developments for the West and for world stability when Western concepts of deterrence or containment no longer apply. | |
650 | _aASIA | ||
650 | _aINTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
650 | _aINTERNATIONAL RELATIONS | ||
650 | _aNUCLEAR POWER | ||
650 | _aNUCLEAR WEAPONS | ||
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