Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1964
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This edition of Ambiguity and Deterrence: British Nuclear Strategy, 1945-1964 by John Baylis is a general-interest book whose subject is easy to identify. The record for this copy lists 1995 • Oxford Univ Pr on Demand • 495 pages.
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Hardcover: ISBN-13 9780198280125
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