In the shadow of anthrax: Strengthening the biological disarmament regime

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 112-121

  Tucker, Jonathan B ^a  

^a MONTEREY INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES   (United States)

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EID: 33749326910     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700208436877     Document Type: Article

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