Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI: Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition

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Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI : Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition. / Schmidt, Jakob Linnet.

NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative: A Transatlantic History of the Star Wars Programme. ed. / Luc-André Brunet. London : Routledge, 2022. p. 164-185 (Cold War History).

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Schmidt, JL 2022, Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI: Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition. in L-A Brunet (ed.), NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative: A Transatlantic History of the Star Wars Programme. Routledge, London, Cold War History, pp. 164-185. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003104674-13

APA

Schmidt, J. L. (2022). Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI: Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition. In L-A. Brunet (Ed.), NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative: A Transatlantic History of the Star Wars Programme (pp. 164-185). Routledge. Cold War History https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003104674-13

Vancouver

Schmidt JL. Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI: Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition. In Brunet L-A, editor, NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative: A Transatlantic History of the Star Wars Programme. London: Routledge. 2022. p. 164-185. (Cold War History). https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003104674-13

Author

Schmidt, Jakob Linnet. / Danish and Norwegian Responses to SDI : Between Low-Voiced Scepticism and Outspoken Opposition. NATO and the Strategic Defence Initiative: A Transatlantic History of the Star Wars Programme. editor / Luc-André Brunet. London : Routledge, 2022. pp. 164-185 (Cold War History).

Bibtex

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