US assistance to russian chemical weapons destruction: Identifying the next steps

Nonproliferation Review

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 112-127

  Khripunov, Igor ^a   Parshall, George W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b DUPONT COMPANY   (United States)

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EID: 85023680134     PISSN: 10736700     EISSN: 17461766     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10736709908436784     Document Type: Article

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