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Australia and the Bomb

✍ Scribed by Christine M. Leah (auth.)

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan US
Year
2014
Tongue
English
Leaves
215
Category
Library
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✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xii
Introduction....Pages 1-10
Almost Oblivious to END, 1945–1957....Pages 11-28
An Emerging Appreciation of END, 1957–1968....Pages 29-57
β€œAcceptance” of US END, 1968–1973....Pages 59-79
β€œReliance” on US END, 1973–1990....Pages 81-107
After the Cold War: END Thinking Remains Unchanged, 1990–Present....Pages 109-120
Conclusions: Conceptual Themes....Pages 121-130
Strategic and Policy Implications for the Future....Pages 131-145
Back Matter....Pages 147-208

✦ Subjects

Military and Defence Studies; International Relations; Political Science

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