French nuclear idiosyncrasy: How it affects French nuclear policies towards the United Arab Emirates and Iran

Cambridge Review of International Affairs

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 143-169

  Pelopidas, Benoît ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84859621972     PISSN: 09557571     EISSN: 1474449X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09557571.2011.647763     Document Type: Article

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