Targeting terror: The ethical and practical implications of targeted killing

International Journal of Intelligence and CounterIntelligence

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 638-652

  Patterson, Eric ^a   Casale, Teresa ^b  

^a Vanguard University of Southern California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 34248030618     PISSN: 08850607     EISSN: 15210561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08850600590945407     Document Type: Article

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