Defending America

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In The Media

Defending America

By Joseph Cirincione

Published on Feb 8, 2002

Source: Carnegie

About the Author

Joseph Cirincione

Former Senior Associate, Director for NonProliferation

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Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.

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