Perils of the deep: The dangers of submarine proliferation in the seas of East Asia

Asian Security

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 61-84

  Bateman, Sam ^a,b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

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EID: 79952028337     PISSN: 14799855     EISSN: 15552764     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14799855.2011.548213     Document Type: Article

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