Atomic aversion: Experimental evidence on taboos, traditions, and the non-use of nuclear weapons

American Political Science Review

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 188-206

  Press, Daryl G ^a   Sagan, Scott D ^b   Valentino, Benjamin A ^a  

^a Dartmouth College   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84874488456     PISSN: 00030554     EISSN: 15375943     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0003055412000597     Document Type: Article

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