Aum Shinrikyo's Biological Weapons Program: Why Did it Fail?

Studies in Conflict and Terrorism

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 289-301

  Rosenau, William ^a,b  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85016949667     PISSN: 1057610X     EISSN: 15210731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10576100120887     Document Type: Article

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