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Britain and Ballistic Missile Defence, 1942-2002

Jeremy Stocker 2004

Author : Jeremy Stocker

Publisher : Psychology Press

Release : 2004

ISBN-13 : 9780714656960

Page : 312 pages

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Defence against ballistic missiles has been a subject of UK political policy and technical investigation since World War II - this book analyses that long history.

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