A BW risk assessment: Historical and technical perspectives

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 25-55

  Salerno, Reynolds M ^a   Gaudioso, Jennifer ^a   Frerichs, Rebecca L ^b   Estes, Daniel ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b US Mission   (India)

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EID: 66549104040     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700408436977     Document Type: Article

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