Chemical and biological weapons in Egypt

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 48-58

  Shoham, Dany ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 0345161259     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736709808436720     Document Type: Article

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