Attracting a crowd: What societal verification means for arms control: The US response

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Volumn 69, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 14-18

  Gerami, Nima ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Al Hasaka; Al Kibar; Arms Control Wonk; Crowdsourcing; Haiti; Handheld device; Smartphone; Societal verification; Treaty verification; Ushahidi

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879387140     PISSN: 00963402     EISSN: 19383282     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0096340213485943     Document Type: Article

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