Technical and proliferation-related aspects of the dismantlement of russian alfa-class nuclear submarines

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 161-171

  Rawool Sullivan, Mohini ^a   Moskowitz, Paul D ^a   Shelenkova, Ludmila N ^a  

^a LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 85015377430     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700208436881     Document Type: Article

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