The future of biological disarmament

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 351-372

  Sims, Nicholas A ^a  

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Author keywords

Biological disarmament; Biological Weapons Convention; Review conference

Indexed keywords

EID: 60349099155     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700701379450     Document Type: Article

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