China and a fissile material production cut-off

Survival

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 147-167

  Gronlund, Lisbeth ^a   Wright, David ^b   Liu, Yong ^a  

^a UNION OF CONCERNED SCIENTISTS   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84937300719     PISSN: 00396338     EISSN: 14682699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00396339508442821     Document Type: Article

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