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100	1		_aLIEBER Kier
700			_aPRESS Daryl G
245			_aThe rise of U.S. nuclear primacy
260			_c2006
520			_aAfter forty years the era of mutually assured destruction (MAD), during which relations among the major nuclear powers were shaped by their common vulnerability, is coming to an end. Instead the USA is gaining a primary role as its arsenal grows while Russia's decays and China's inventory remains small. This article considers the implications of the changing balance.
650			_aNUCLEAR WEAPONS
650			_aGRAND STRATEGY
773			_aForeign Affairs: _gVol 85 No 2, March-April 2006, pp.42-54
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