Raising the risks of war: Defene spending trends and competitive arms processes in East Asia

Pacific Review

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-22

  Hartfiel, Robert ^a   Job, Brian L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arms races; Conventional weapons; Defence spending; Military balance; Missile defence; Missile proliferation

Indexed keywords

CIVIL WAR; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; EXPENDITURE; MILITARY APPLICATION; REGIONAL SECURITY; SECURITY THREAT; WEAPON;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33847730520     PISSN: 09512748     EISSN: 14701332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09512740601133138     Document Type: Article

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