Embracing the Bomb: Ethics, Morality, and Nuclear Deterrence in the US Air Force, 1945-1955

Journal of Strategic Studies

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 96-134

  Cillessen, Bret J ^a  

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EID: 0032365075     PISSN: 01402390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01402399808437710     Document Type: Article

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