Chemical weapons and the Iran‐Iraq war: A case study in noncompliance

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-58

  Ali, Javed ^a  

^a Projects Division of Research Planning   (United States)

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EID: 85019034873     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736700108436837     Document Type: Article

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