Terrorism and maritime shipment of nuclear material
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Packaging, Transport, Storage & Security of Radioactive Material
سال: 2007
ISSN: 1746-5095,1746-5109
DOI: 10.1179/174651007x265051