Probabilistic analysis of a country's program to acquire nuclear weapons

Military Operations Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 5-20

  Casewell, David J ^a   Elisabeth PateCornell M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 80051976297     PISSN: 02755823     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5711/108259831615     Document Type: Article

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