The quest for security: American foreign policy and international control of atomic energy, 1942–1946

Journal of American History

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 1974, Pages 1003-1044

  Bernstein, Barton J ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84963062202     PISSN: 00218723     EISSN: 19452314     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1901011     Document Type: Article

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